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A07894	A briefe chronicle, of the successe of times, from the creation of the world, to this instant· Containing, the originall & liues of our ancient fore-fathers, before and after the Floude, as also, of all the monarchs, emperours, kinges, popes, kingdomes, common-weales, estates and gouernments, in most nations of this worlde: and how in alteration, or succession, they haue continued to this day.	Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633.	1611 (1611)	STC 18263; ESTC S112963	308,814	636

that Weauers of Drapery Taperie and Naperie did altogether dwell there time out of minde till they were out-worne and their place possessed by the Drapers In this Warde are fiue Parish churches viz. Saint Clements in East-cheape Saynt Mary Abchurch or Vpchurch Saint Michaell in Crookedlane which was sometime called the colledge in Crooked-lane Saint Martine Orgar and Saint Lawrence Poultney so called by Iohn Poultney Maior of London who made it a colledge of Iesus and of Corpus Christi for a Mayster and seauen Chaplaynes This Ward hath an Alderman and his Deputie eight common counsellers eyght constables six Scauengers twelue Wardemote Enquest and a Beadle It is taxed at sixteene pound to the fifteene Walbrooke Warde taketh Name of the streete where vnder was sometime a brooke named Wallus Brooke as hath already beene else-where declared In which Ward are fiue Parish churches viz. S. Swithen by London-stone S. Mary Woolchurch so called of a beam to weigh wooll and was called Wooll-Church Haw Saint Stephen by Walbrooke Saint Iohn vpon Walbrooke and Saint Mary Buthaw or Boathaw so called of néere adioyning to a Yard or Haw where Boates in elder times were made and landed from Downegate there to be mended It hath an Alderman and his Deputy 11. common Councellers 9. Constables 6. Scauengers 13. Wardmote Enquest and a Beadle It is taxed in London at 33. pounds to the fiftéene Downgate ward so cald vpon the down descending to the Thames In this ward is the Guilda Aula or Halla Teutonicorū for the Merchants of the Haunce or of Allemaigne commonly cald the Stilyard where they had their Garners to lay vppe their Corne and other commodities as Cables Ropes Masts Pitch Tarre Flax Hemp Linnen-cloth Wainscots Wax Stéele c. There is also a House anciently called Cold-Harbrough which after diuers passages from Man to Man in the eyght yeare of King Edward the third came to Sir Iohn Poultney who hauing béene Maior foure times in that house it then tooke the name of Poultneys Inne More there is a famous Grammar-Schoole founded in the yeare 1561. by the M. Wardens and assistants of the Merchant-Taylors in the Parish of Saint Laurance Poultney Richard Hilles sometime Maister of that worthy Society had giuen formerly fiue hundred poundes towardes the purchase of an house called The Mannor of the Rose belonging some-time to the Duke of Buckingham wherein the saide Schoole is kept In this Ward are two Parish-Churches Viz Alhallowes ad foenum in the Ropery because Hay was there sold at Hay-wharffe and Ropes in the High-stréete or Alhallowes the more and Alhallowes on the Cellers because it standeth on Vaults or Alhallowes the lesse There are likewise foure seuerall Hals of Companies as vpon Walbrooke the Skinners Hall belonging to that Worshipfull Company and Tallow-Chandlers Hall Ioyners Hall in Greenewich-lane now called Fryer-lane and Dyers Hall in Thames-streete This Ward hath an Alderman and his Deputie 9. common Councellers 8. Constables 5. Scauengers 14. Wardemote Enquest and a Beadle It is taxed at 28. pounds to the fiftéene Héere we end the thirtéene Wardes that are all on the East side of the water course of Walbrooke not any one house lying on the West-side ¶ Wardes on the West-side of Walbrooke VIntry Ward of Vintoners cled in olde time Merchants Vintoners the Vintry for the Merchantes of Burdeaux there craned vp their Wines out of Lighters and other Vessels and being there landed made Sale of them within forty daies after c. There are in this Ward foure Parish Churches viz. Saint Michaell Pater Noster in the Royall which Church was new builded and made a Colledge of Saint Spirit and Saint Marie founded by Richard Whittington Mercer foure times Maior for a Maister foure fellowes Maisters of Art Clearkes Conducts Chorists c. And an Almes-house called Gods-house or Hospitall for thirtéene poore Men c. Saint Thomas Apostle by Wringwren-lane Saint Martine in the Vinttie sometime called Saint Martine de Beremand Church and Saint Iames at Garlicke-Hithe because Garlicke was sold vsually there on the bancke of the Riuer of Thames Richard Plat Brewer founded a Frée-schoole there 1601. In Brode lane is the Parish Clearks Hall purchased by them after losse of their Hall in Byshopsgatestreet Vintoners Hall néere the Lane called Stodies Lane giuen them by Sir Iohn Stodie Vintoner Mayor in Anno 1357. Plummers Hall in Palmers Lane nowe called Anchor-lane Fruiterers Hall in Worcester house some-times belonging to the Earles of Worcester Cutlers Hall in Horsebridgestreet Glasiers Hall in Kerion Lane All which Halls are in the said Ward It hath also an Alderman and his Deputy nine Common Councellers nine Constables foure Scauengers fouretéene Wardmote Enquest and a Beadle It is taxed at sixe pounds thirtéene Shillings foure pence to the fiftéene Cordwainer-streete-ward taking name of Cordwainers or Shoe-makers Curriers and Workers of Leather there dwelling In this Ward are thrée Parish-churches viz. Saint Anthonies in Budge-Rowe corruptly called Saint Antlings Alde Mary Church and new Marie Church or Mary le Bow of Saint Marie de Arcubus in West-Cheaping being builded in the Conquerours time vppon Arches In which Church is kept the Court of the Arches which here taketh name of the place not of the Court This Ward hath an Alderman and his Deputy common Councellers eight Constables 8. Scauengers eight Wardmote Enquest fouretéene and a Beadle It is taxed in London to the fiftéene at 52. li. 16. s. And in the Exchequer at 52. li. 6. s. Cheape-Ward taking name of the Market there kept called West-cheaping hath in it seauen Parish Churches viz. Saint Benet Shrog or Shorehog but the most ancient name is Benet Shorne of Benedict Shorne some-time a Cittizen and Stocke-Fish-Monger a newe builder repayrer and Benefactor thereof S. Pancrace by Sopars-lane Saint Mildred in the Poultry Saint Marie Cole-church of one Cole that builded it Saint Martin Pomerie in Ironmong-lane so called of Apples some-time there growing Alhallowes in Honny-Lane Saint Laurance in the Iury and the Chappell of Guild-Hall sometime a Colledge Guild Hall it selfe also is in this Ward begunne to be new builded in Anno 1411. the twelfth of Henry the fourth by Thomas Knoles then Maior and the Aldermen his brethren to the charge whereof the companies gaue large beneuolences it was made of a little cottage so large and goodlie as now it standeth to haue the Courts for the Cittie kept therein being nine in number The Courts kept in Guild 1. Court of Common Councell 2. Court of the Lord Maior and the Aldermen his Bretheren 3. The Court of Hustings 4. The Court of Orphanes 5. The Sheriffes two Courts 6. The Court of the Wardmote 7. The Court of Hall-mote 8. The Court of Requests commonly called the Court of Conscience 9. The Chamberlaines Court for Prentises and making them free Moreouer in this Ward are the Hals of two very worshipfull

to bee the first Byshop of Rome then liued likewise Philo the Iew Perseus Mela Pliny the elder and Columella Saint Paule the Apostle went then thorow the World proclaiming Iesus Christ accompanyed with Saint Luke Then liued Dionisius Areopagita And then was the first Councell of Ierusalem Nero the Sonne of Agripina afterward the Wife of Claudius raigned thirtéene yeares Hee was the first Persecuter of the Church and did put Saint Peter and Saint Paule to death hee slew likewise his Maister Seneca also his owne Mother and Lucan the Poet. Then liued Simon Magus and Appolonius Nero beeing erpulsed from Rome slew himselfe after hee had set Rome on fire to make himselfe pastime of a Bon fire Sergius Galba the seauenth month of his Empire was slaine by Otho Suetonius Egesius Lib. 4. Cap. 21. M. Siluius Otho he also most wickedly slewe himselfe in the third month of his Empire confessing that he had cruelly tormented the spirit of Galba According to Suetonius and Tacitus Lib. 7. Aulus Vitellius brought vp at Bourdeaus de Caprea being a vicious Man and a glutton was hewed in péeces and cast into Tyber hauing raigned eight months He caused himselfe to bée serued at his Table with two thousand seuerall kinds of Fishes and seauen thousand of Foules all at one supper Suetonius Lib. 9. Iosephus Lib. 5. de Bel. Iudas Vespasian a modest and gracious Prince a louer of skilfull men and good Artisans raigned ten yeares accompanied with his Sonne Titus who ruinated Ierusalem Iosephus Proclus Epictetes This ruine was the most lamentable that euer happened for therein dyed 110000. men read Iosephus in his sixe and seauen Bookes of the Iewish wars and Egesippus Titus the delight and sollace of mankind raigned two years He vsed to say That no man ought to depart from a Prince with a sad countenance Casstus Neracius Proculeius and Pegasus were then Lawyers and Saint Bartholmew was then martired in India Saint Matthias in Iudea S. Andrew in Scythia Saint Mathew in Aethyopia Saint Thomas in Bragmania Hierusalem was then taken the Famine beeing so extreame as Mothers were compelled to eate their owne children Domitian Brother to Titus was a most wicked man and persecuter of the Christians hee raigned fiftéene yeares then liued Martiall Iuuenall Statius Trogus and saint Iohn wrote the Gospell as also Iosephus did the Warres of the Iewes Domitian would néedes afterward bée called God and Lord of his people wherfore being hated of all men he was slaine Nerua a good Prince and the adopted father of Traian raigned one yeare he gaue more than an hundred thousand Crownes to reléeue poore Cittizens He tooke away extreame taxations and wanting mony he sold his garments plate and Pallace esteeming his owne Parents and kindred much lesse then he did the publick benefit The Christians were in great quyet vnder him and the banished repealed among whome was S. Iohn Traian a good Emperour but that he persecuted the Church reigned 19. yeares Being admonished that he was ouer gracious to all men he answered That he was such to his Subiects as he could wish others should be to him if he were a Subiect Then liued S. Ignatius S. Eustachius Pliny the yonger Plutarch Aulus Gellius Suetonius Tacitus Solinus Aelius Adrianus a man studious and skilfull in all Sciences and the first Emperour that suffered a beard on his face raigned 21. yeares Iulius Celsus Iulian and Neracius Priscus were Lawyers councellors to the Emperour Then were liuing Ptolomy the great Astrologer Phanorinus Dionisius the Milesian and Heliodorus Hierusalem was repaired by Adrian who therefore had his name chaunged and was called Helias Antoninus Pius reigned 23. yeares He was a Prince of such estéeme as straunge Nations would resort vnto him and make him Iudge of their differences for hee had alway this saying ready I had rather saue one Cittizen then kill a thousand Enemies In this time were Polycarpus Ireneus Iustine Martire Egesippus Appian Florus Macrobius Iustine Gallen and Palladius Lucian the Atheyst also was then torne with Dogs This Emperour tooke awaie the wages or hire of strumpets punnished idle Magistrats and was called Father of his country Read Eutropius Lib. 8. Thelesphorus the ninth Pope as some report did then institute or rather restore the time of Lent M. Antoninus the Phylosopher called Aurelius borne in Gaule with L. Commodus Verus and called Brethren in the Bookes of the Pandectes raigned 19. yeares This good prince being vnwilling to oppresse his subiectes made sale of all his fairest and richest Iewels plate wearing garmentes belonging vnto him and his wife Eutrop. lib. 8. Lucius Aurelius Verus gouerned the empyre with his brother Marcus Antoninus the space of eleauen yeares By some Authors he is set down in order before his brother by others after him L. Commodus the most wicked sonne of good Antoninus raigned 13. yeares He was strangled by his Concubine and other Conspirators Eutrop. lib. 8. Orosius lib. 8. cap. 18. Lampridius doth most amply describe his life at large Ae●ius Pertinax raigned six moneths He had refused the Empire and beeing desirous to reforme the gouernment he was slaine by Iulian his successour who bought the name of Caesar of the Warriors The people much bemoaned this Prince crying out aloud O father of goodnesse Father of the Senate Father of al bounty Farewell V. Iulian raigned seauen moneths and being hated of all men for sleying his predecessor him selfe was also slaine by appointment of the Senate Dissention grew amongst the Christians for the celebration of Easter And the second Councell appointed the day of Sunday and fiue other after Euseb lib. 5 cap. 24. Metianus S●euola Martianus and Cassius were now Iurisconsultes Aphrodiseus and Aphronius Sophysters Pescennius Niger or Nigerius the sonne of Annius Fuscus indifferently lerned fierce proud and inclined to all vice was saluted as Emperour by the souldiors of Syria where he commanded and was slaine by Seuerus L. Septim●us Seuerus raigned 18. yeares He was a Persecutor of the Church but otherwise a valiant Prince addicted both to good letters and Armes He was so well beloued and gouerned so nobly that the Senate said of him Eyther he should neuer haue bin borne or else hee deserued neuer to die Read Spart and Vict. Then liued Origen Tertullian Philostrates the Sophister and Apuleyus Cl. Albinus issued of the Romaines families of the Posthumians and Albines made himselfe Emperour in France He was surprised by the Souldiers and brought halfe aliue to Souerus where hauing his head smitten off he was hanged on a gibbet and being torne with dogges he was throwne into the Riuer A. B. Caracalla the sonne of Seuerus and husband to his stepmother raigned seuen years He slue Geta his brother and Papinian the great and famous Lawyer with diuers other At last himselfe was slaine by a souldior of his Guarde Herod lib. 4. Antoninus Geta

chéefest mishappes amongst the Barbarians Whereupon it is saide that euen then a great number of persons with-drewe them-selues from the firme Land to the Isles where Venice at this instant is builded hasting thither from all other partes especiall vpon the arriuall of this cruell Enemie Attila Some of the better sort of Padua first began the retreat and being come to the entrance or issue of the Riuer which was then very déepe whence the name of Rialto hath remained to the same place as deriued of the word Riuealto they there laid the first foundation of the Cittie of Venice The meaner people of Paduaj enforced by the selfe same feare fled thence and began to people themselues in Chioggia Malamocco and Albiola Some of them of Aquileia at the same time betooke themselues to the Marshes or Fennes of Grada and vpon the fresh returne of Attila the people ranne in mighty affluence along the sea Coastes to the neighbouring Isles They of Aquileia bestowed themselues in Grada a place néerest to firme Land yet engirt with Waters They that fledde from Concordia made vse of Coarli and the Attinois sixe little Islands néere to one another which they gaue names vnto according to the Names of the Gates of their former lost and ruined Citties To wit Torcello Maiorbo Buriano Muriano Amiana Gonstantiaco These seuerall places where at this present the citty of Venice is seated were in elder times very straite or narrow Islandes and néere vnto each other sauing onely that they were separated by the pleasing course of Riuers which ranne into and returned againe from the Sea according to the changes of his fluxe and reflux Nor in these straites were then any dwellinges to bee discerned but onely of Sea-Fowles that flew thither from the Seas to sport themselues vppon the Sunnie banckes and Fishermen also would some-times there put in for harbour The Paduans that tooke vp the Rialto were the first that beganne to builde and it was in the very same place where the first Foundation of the Citty was laid namely the 25. day of March in the yeare of our Lord 421. and second yeare of the raigne of Pharamond first King of the Gaules or French-men in the time also of Pope Boniface the first and of the Emperour Honorius Whereby it plainly appeareth that at one and the selfe-same time began both the kingdome of France and the Commonwealth of Venice And that both the one and the other haue continued to this present for twelue hundred yeares very little either more or lesse This Cittie so newlie begun encreased dailie both in people and buildings But sée what happened vppon a suddaine a Greeke Carpenters House or rather he was one of the Shipwrights named Entinopus falling a fire consumed in a moment with a violent continual embracing 24. faire new built Houses Which when these new-come Inhabitantes perceiued and fearing that Heauen was offended with this their manner of beginning forgetting God and seruing their owne appetites They fell all to praier and made a solemne vow to builde a Church in the honour of God and in memory of the Apostle S. Iames at which very instant time a mighty tempest of raine as suddainelie fell whereby the rest of the new-begun Cittie was happilie preserued That Church is yet at this daie plainelie to be discerned with the markes and appearances of great antiquity euen in the very midst of the Rialto And it was then consecrated by foure Byshops to wit Seuerianus Bishop of Padua Ambrose Bishop of Altina Iocundus Bishoppe of Treuisa Epodius bishop of Vderzo a Priest was there appointed to performe diuine seruice The first foundations of this famous Citty were men of honest repute Noble and rich For the ancient Venitians at the change of their abiding brought with them thither their Wiues and Children with the very wealthiest mooueables which they had and so at leisure withdrew themselues to places of a more secure dwelling But béeing impeached by incurssions of the Hunnes to Till the Groundes vppon the Sea Coastes such as had any meanes or apt commoditie gaue themselues to fighting and to make Salt or to transport the goods of their neighbors estéeming the benefite thereby gotten to bee no more dishonest or vnbefitting then to Plough and husband the grounds of others As for the wealthier sort they addicted themselus to Traffick Merchandizes with strangers and by their frequent aduenturing into diuers Countries some of them being very skilfull Miners and well experienced in the triall of seuerall Dors or Mettals hidden in the ground which by industry and endeauour they found in the earth became Finers or Triers of those Mettals and extracted from the grosser substances the purer perfections of Golde and Siluer whereby in their owne language they were tearmed Orifici deriued of the Latin word Aurifex Gold-smiths or Hammer-Men that of those refined Mettals could frame Cuppes Pots Ringes Basons Ewres or any other néedfull matter whatsoeuer both for the seruice of God in Churches and Temples and for the royaltie of Emperors Kinges and Princes So that by the consent of diuers good Authours as Liuie Florus Cassidorus Trogus Pompëius and others the first Gold-Smiths Workers in Gold and Siluer and framers of those excellent Mettals into such orderly meanes for vse within the partes of Europe liued in Venice whereas yet to this day doe remaine the very best ingenious and perfect work-men for such matters according to the iudgement of many that are to bee found in any part of the World Concerning such as remained more ordinarily at home for rare and safety of the Cittie they applied their Spirites to deuise good lawes and customes for generall benefite During which time such was their due respect of Iustice and so precise care of equitie and right to all men as among so great a number of people there could not bee any disorderly differences noted Catholique Religion they so singularly commended and the daylie presence of some reuerend Prelates who had saued themselues with their Compatriots that it augmented among them a common affection to piety And their assistance appeared very requisite not onely for the ministry of holy offices but also for retention of the Inhabitants of this new Citty in auncient piety and Religion Fearing least they might bee infected with the poyson of Arrian Heresie because nothing else made more spoyle and hauocke thorough all the Prouince except the Weapons of the Gothes and Hunnes Such was the beginning of the Citty of Venice and in such manner of liuing and in such exercises shee spent her first infancy till by her Vertues shee attained to greater groweth and grounded her selfe in her instant state and condition It hath constantly bin held that this common-wealth euer-more retained that forme of gouernment which is tearmed Aristocratia that is that the most noble and woorthiest Cittizens should guide and gouerne For although it be saide

Corne market kept and the chappel of s Iames by Cripplesgate Hals of Societies Imbroiderers Hall in Guthurus Barbar Chirurgions hal in Monkes-well-street Sadlers hall in Cheap Butchers Hall in Chick-lane in the Shambles which serueth also for the Feltmakers This ward hath an Alderman and his Deputie twelue Common Counsellors seauenteene Constables eighteene Scauengers eyghteen wardmote Enquest and a Beadle It is taxed at 50. pound to the Fifteene Bread-streete Ward so called of bread there solde in elder time in that streete which giueth name to the whole Warde and hath foure Parish Churches in it viz. Alhallowes in Bread-streete saint Mildreds in Bread-streete saynt Iohn Euangelist in Friday-streete and s Margaret Moyses in Friday-streete Hals of companies are the Salters Hall in Bread-streete and Corwainers or Shoo-makers Hall in Maiden-lane or Distar lane This ward hath an Alderman and his Deputy tenne common Counsellors tenne Constables eight Scauengers thirteene Wardemote Enquest and a Beadle In London it is taxed at thirty seauen pound to the fifteen and in the Exchequer at 36. pounde 18. shillings two pence Queene-Hith Ward so called of the Queens Hith or water Gate whereof wee haue alreadye spoken In which warde are seauen Parish churches Viz. saint Trinity in Trinity lane saint Nicholas Cold-abbey at Knight-riders streete saint Nicholas Olaue on Bredstreet hill saint Mary de Monte Alto or Mounthaunt by Old Fishstreet hill or Fiue foot lane saint Machael at the Queens Hith saint Mary Summerset neere Broken wharfe and saint Peter called Parua by Paules wharfe Hals of companies are these Painter Stayners Hall in Trinitie Lane Blacksmiths Hall on Lambert hill This warde hath an Alderman and his Deputy sixe common Counsellors nine constables eight Scauengers thirtéene Warde-mote Enquest and a beadle In London it is taxed at twenty pound to the fifteen and in the Exchequer at 19. pound 16. shillings two pence Castel Baynard ward so named of an auncient castle there standing belonging sometime to one Baynard a Nobleman that came into this Lande with the conquerour and first builded it In this ward are foure parish churches viz. saint Benet Hude or Hithe by Paules Wharfe saint Andrew by the Wardrobe saint Mary Magdalen in Old-fishstreete and saynt Gregory by Paules church Halles of companies are these Wood-mongers Hall on the East-side of Paules wharfe Hill and the Stationers Hall neere the west end of Paules but conuerted to a Tauerne since then and the Hall was also in Milkestreet for a while but afterwarde translated agayne into Amen lane at the end of Pater noster row to a goodly auncient house in oldetime belonging to Iohn Duke of Britaine and Earle of Richmond Afterward called Pembrokes Inne as appertaining to the Earles of Pembroke in the time of Richard the second the eighteenth yeare and Henry the sixt the fourteenth yeare But it lately belonged to Henry Lord of Aburgaueny and was called Aburgauenie house This ward hath an Alderman and his Deputie common counsellers 9. constables 10. Scauengers 7. wardmote Enquest 14. and a Beadle In London it is taxed at twelue pound to the fifteen and in the Exchequer at 11. li. 13. s. There remayne yet two more Faringdon ward without and Bridgeward without or the Borough of the South-warke the round inuironing Suburbs without the wals the Dutchy of Lancaster and Cittie of Westminster All which beeing not comprized within this instant determination craue fauour for reference to our Chronicle of London wherein whatsoeuer is wanting heere and this slender pile woulde not permit stretching alreadye beyond expectation shall by Gods assistance be more fully effectually and largely performed then as yet Mayster Iohn Stow his Suruey or any other worke that I haue seene hath so amply deliuered especially concerning this honorable Citty and the Countie of Middlesex so far as the cities bounds and priuiledges do grant admittance Let me not be rashly censured in these gayseeming words to cast any disgrace or il aspersion on the painful labors of that worthy and industrious man Mayster Iohn Stow whom liuing I loued as a dear and intimate friend and dead I honor with all kinde remembrance for such as haue had knowledge of our inward respect of each other what hath past betwéene vs concerning this businesse for the Citty I know will no way mis-conceite of me they are too wise and vertuous to swerue in a knowne truth and more sounde and solide then malice can haue any power to seduce whatsoeuer then is referred to our further intention as it hath bin a labour willingly vnder-taken by me albeit both beséeming and requiring a much better Iudgement So by his helpe who is both the hope and helpe of all Vertuous endeauours it shall bee effected with all possible dilligence Of the Temporall Gouernment of this Honorable Citty since the Conquest To the worshipfull M. Rowland Smart Esquire Sword-Bearer of London PAssing ouer those Tempestuous times of the old Britons Romans Saxons and Danes till Ethelred or Alfred Earle of Mercia who had the custody of this citty in his power he no sooner dyed but both it and all other possessions belonging to the saide Earle returned to King Edward surnamed the Elder c. Remaining thus in obedience to him he then ordaining Portgraues to haue the gouernement thereof vnder him which name Portgraue or Portreue is compounded of two Saxon wordes Porte and Gerefe or Reue Porte signifyeng a Towne or City Gerefe or Reue a Guardian or Ruler of the said town or city Before the conquest in the daies of k. Edw. the Confessor one Wolfegare was Portgraue as appeareth by the kings charter to him thus Edward K. greeteth Alfward byshop Wolfegare my Portgraue al the Burgesses in London c. These Portgraues continued in William the conquerors time William Rufus and Henry the first when Hugh Buche was Portgraue and Leofstanus Gold-smith Prouost which name of Prouost then beganne for Aubery de Vere was afterward Portgraue and Robert Bar-Querel Prouost Then by the same King was the sheriuewick of London and Middlesex granted to the Cittizens of London In the raigne of King Stephen Gilbert Becket was Portgraue and Andrew Bucheuet Prouost and Godfrey Magnauilla or Mandeuil by guift of Maude the Empresse was Portgraue or sheriffe of London and Middlesex for the yearely farme of three hundred pound as appeareth by the Charter In the time of k. Henry the second those Portgraues were likewise in diuers records called Vicecomites Vicounties or sheriffes as being vnder an Earle and then as since vsed that Office as the sheriffes of London now doo Albeit some Authors tearme them Domesmen Elder-men or Iudges of the Kings court Heere then it shall not seeme impertinent once more to remember the wordes of William Fitz-stephen saying Euen as Rome is deuided into Wards so is this Citty It hath yearely Sheriffes insted of Consuls It hath the