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A44732	Londinopolis an historicall discourse or perlustration of the city of London, the imperial chamber, and chief emporium of Great Britain : whereunto is added another of the city of Westminster, with the courts of justice, antiquities, and new buildings thereunto belonging / by Jam. Howel Esq.	Howell, James, 1594?-1666.	1657 (1657)	Wing H3091; ESTC R13420	281,998	260

the North and Lumbard-street on the West in Lumbard-street is one fair Parish Church called Alhallowes Grasse-Church in Lumbard-street for so 't is read in Evidences of Record for that the Grasse-Market went down that way when that street was farre broader then now it is being straightned by incroachments now This Church was new builded John Warner Armorer and then Grocer Sheriff 1494. builded the South I le his Sonne Robert Warner Esquire finished it in the year 1516. The Pewterers were benefactors towards the North I le c. The Steeple or Bel-Tower thereof was finished in the year 1554. about the 36. of Henry the 8th The fair Stone-Porch of this Church was brought from the late dissolved Priory of St. John of Jerusalem by Smithfield so was the frame of their Bells but the Bells being bought were never brought thither by reason that one old VVarner Draper of that Parish deceasing his Sonne Mark VVarner would not perform what his Father had begun and appointed so that fair Steeple hath but one Bell as Fryers were wont to use c. Next is a common Ostery for Travellers called the George of such a signe This is said to have pertained to the Earl Ferrers and was his London Lodging in Lumbardstreet And that in the year 1175. a Brother of the said Earl being there privily slain in the night was there thrown down into the dirty street Next is the Parish Church of St. Edmond the King and Martyr in Lumbard-street by the South corner of Birchover Lane This Church is also called St. Edmond Grasse-Church because the said Grasse-Market came down so low Sir John M●lburn and Sir VVilliam Chester both Lord Maiors with others have Monuments in this Church From this Church down Lombard-street by Birchovers Lane the one half of which Lane is of this Ward and so down be divers fair Houses namely one with a fair 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 Earl of Suffolk in the 24. of Richard the second and was his Marchants House and so down towards the Stocks Market lacking but some three houses thereof The South side of this Ward beginneth in the East at the Chain to be drawn thwart Mart-Lane up into Fenchurch-street and so West by the North end of Mincheon-Lane to St. Margaret Pattens street or Rood Lane and down that street to the mid-way towards St. Margarets Church then by Philpot-Lane so called of Sir John Philpot that dwelled there and was owner thereof and down that Lane some six or eight houses on each side is all of this Ward Then by Grasse-Church corner into Lumbard-street to St. Clements L●ne and down the same to St. Clements Church then down St. Nicholas Lane and down the same to St. Nicholas Church and the same Church is of this Ward Then to Abchurch Lane and down some small portion thereof then down Sherborn-Lane a part thereof and a part of Bearbinder-Lane be of this Ward and then down Lumbard-street to the sign of the Angel almost to the corner over against the Stocks Market On the South side of this Ward somewhat within Mart-lane have ye the Parish Church of Alhallowes commonly called stane-Stane-Church as may be supposed for a difference from other Churches of that name in this City which of old time were builded of Timber and since were builded of stone Sir John Test Knight of the holy Sepulcher hath here a Monument with others Then is the Parish Church of St. Nicholas Acon or Hacon for so it is read in the Records in Lombardstreet Sir John Bridges Draper Maior 1520. newly repaired this Church and imbattelled it and was there buried Then is there in the high street a comely Parish Church of St. Mary Wolnoth of the Nativity the reason of which name the Annals make no mention This Church is lately new builded Sir Hugh Price Goldsmith Mayor in the first year of Henry the 7th 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. He builded in this Church a Chappel 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 he was buried in the Body of the Church and Guy Brice or Boys was also buried there with some other of note Simon Eyre 1459. He gave the Tavern called the Cardinals Hat in Lumbard-street with a Tenement annexed on the East part of the Tavern and a Mansion behind the East Tenement together with an Ally from Lumbard-street to Corn-hill with the appurrenances all which were by him new builded toward a Brother-hood of our Lady in St. Mary Wolnoths Church Among others Sir Martin Bowes hath a Monument there who Anno 1569. gave certain Lands for discharging Langborn Ward of all fifteens granted by Parliament Of the Ninth Ward or Aldermanry of the City of London called Billingsgate Ward WE will now go South-East and take a Survey of Billingsgate-Ward which beginneth at the West end of Tower-street Ward in Thames-street about Smarts Key and runneth down along that street on the South side to St. 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 St. Magnus Church aforesaid On this North side of Thames-street is St. Mary Hill Lane up to St. Margarets Church and then part of St. Margarets Pattens street at the end of St. Mary Hills 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 East-Cheape And these be the bounds of Billingsgate Ward Touching the principal Ornaments within this Ward on the South side of Thamesstreet beginning at the East end thereof there is first the said Smarts Key so called of one Smart sometime owner thereof The next is Billinsgate whereof the whole Ward taketh name the which leaving out of the Roman's faining it to be builded by King Bel●nus a Britain ●ong before the Incarnation of Christ is at this present a large Water-gate Port or Harbor for Ships and Boats commonly arriving there with Fish both fresh and salt Shell-fishes Salt Oranges Onions and other Fruits and Roo●s Wheat Rie and Grain of divers sorts for service of the City and the parts of this Realm adjoyning This Gate is now more frequented then of old time when the Queens Hith was used as being appointed by the Kings of this Realm to be the special or only Port for taking up of all such kind of Matchandizes brought to this City by strangers and Forraigners because the Draw-Bridge of Timbe● at London Bridge was then to be raised and drawn

to true longaevity We may be rather called the Older Insomuch that a Child born to day as he is part of the Universe and the product of Time may be said to be more ancient then Adam which I conceive to be the meaning of that common saying among us The younger Brother is the ancienter Gentleman Moreover it is desired that the discerning Reader be advertized that Historians and Antiquaries may well be compared to Architects who in rearing up a Fabrick although the Idaea and design of the work with the site the contrivement of rooms the contignation of parts and Symmetry be wholly in themselves yet in point of Substance they fetch their Materials from else where so the Historian and Antiquary though the method the style and compilement be his yet he hath his matter from others either from Manuscripts or printed Records except these modern passages that are Synchronical with himself Furthermore an Historian may be compared to one walking in a Garden and making a posie of Flowers which he culs and plucks from divers beds and banks now though the Flowers be none of his yet the choyce of them and twisting them together to give the fuller fragnancy and not to thrust in any unsavory vegetal is solely his own work The Lord Bacon's Henry the seventh and my Lord Harbert's Henry the eighth though the composition and digesting be theirs whereby they denominate the Books yet under favour touching the main Ingredients they took them from others who had written the life of those Kings before So concerning this present Treatise although the trace and form of the Structure be mine own yet I am so much the Child of modesty as to acknowledge to have fetch'd most of my Materials from others who preceded me in the same Subject as from Mr. Stow and those industrious persons who have made Additionals unto him yet as I gave a hint before in my Epistle Dedicatory there be divers things inserted here which are not found there nor any where else besides those modern Occurrences which have happened since and are contemporary with myself THE CHIEFEST MATERIALS THAT Go to the Compilement of this new Peece 1. A Proeme 2. The Historical part of London touching her first Rise and Foundation with her degrees of growth 3. Of the Great and glorious Temple of St. Pauls with its dimensions and places annexed together with the rest of the Churches in City or Suburbs 4. Of the 26. several Wards Precincts or Aldermanries of London into which the whole City is divided 5. Of the Political and Civil Government of the City of London as also of the spiritual 6. Of the Walls Streets Gates and Towers of London with the Prisons and places of restraint 7. Of the Inns of Court and Chancery of the Doctors Commons Gresham and Sion Colledge with the publick Schools 8. Of the Twelve chief Companies whence the Lord Mayor is extracted with other Societies of Marchant Adventurers and the 61. Corporations 9. Of their several Halls or Guilds dispersed up and down in convenient places 10. Of the Great Tower of London the Royal Exchange of Guild-Leaden● and Bassings-Hall c. 11. Of the White and Black the Gray Cruchet and Austin Fryers with other Religious Houses as Nunneries and Hospitalls 12. Of the famous and great Navigable River of Thames from the first Source till she dischargeth her self into the Ocean 13. Of London-Bridge and her admired Structure which nevertheless would see better had she fewer Eyes and that her Nineteen Arches were reduc'd to Nine 14. Of the Prerogative and great trust the Lord Mayor and the City have for the over-sight and repair of the said Bridge with the Conservancy of the said River 15. Of the City of Westminster and the Abbey 16. Of the Strand the New Exchange the Savoy and all the Great Houses towards the Water-side 17. Of the Covent Garden Saint Giles Lincolns-Inne-Fields Saint Martins and Drury-Lane with all the late New Buildings 18. Of Westminster-Hall and all the Tribunals of Iustice there sedentary 19. Of the High Court of Parliament and the Admiralty c. 20. A Parallel 'twixt London and other Great Cities of the World whereof divers are spoken of in the Corollary LONDON London the glory ●f Great Britaines Ile Behold her Lands●●ip here and tru pourfile 1 St. Paul 2 White Hall 3 Suffolke house 4 Yorke house 5 Savoy 6 Somerset house 7 Arundell house 8 St Clemens 9 S. Dunstane 10 The Temple 11 S. Brides 12 S. Andrew 13 Baynards Castle 14 Queene Hythe 15 S. Pulche●s 16 Three C●●nes 17 The Waterhouse 18 The Still●●●● 19 Bow Churche 20 Guild Hall 21 S. Michaels 22 S Lorentz Poultney 23 Fishmongers Hall● 24 The Old Swan 25 The Bridge 26 Gray Church 27 S Dunstan in the East 28 Belinsgate 29 Cristome house 30 The Tower 31 Tower wharfe 32 S. Catharins 33 S. Olaffe 34 S. Marie Gveris 35 Winchester house 36 The Globe 37 B●●r Garden 38 The Swan 39 Har●vwe on the Hill 40 Hamsted 41 Hygate 42 Hackney 43 Po●●tney 44 ●ll Ships 45 Gally Fuste 46 Cool harbour THE PROEME OR FIRST ENTRANCE Into the City of LONDON MY purpose is to give as exact an account as my Enquiries can of the renowned City of London with her Suburbs annexed And to proceed herein the more regularly the foundation of my Discourse shall be layed with that of Hers beginning with her first Rise or Original Then it shall grow up with Her according to those Degrees of profection that she is now arrived unto From her Foundation we will bring you to her Walls and so lead you in at her Gates whence you shall walk along her streets and visit her Churches with other ancient Religious Houses and publique Edifices Then we shall bring you to refresh your self at her Conduits and Aquaeducts her brooks bourns and Wells Afterwards we shall gently lead you along over her Bridges and so bring you to solace your self upon the rare and renowned River of Thames which we shall derive from her very source and accompany her Stream all along till she comes to pay tribute to the Ocean Then we shall make a perambulation in her severall Precincts Divisions and Wards And because nothing displayes the prudence of a City more then her political way and method of Government we shall endeavour to satisfie you in that point and speak of her Magistracy her Priviledges her well-moulded Corporations and Companies whereby we shall take occasion to revive the memory of those famous Patriots and Worthies which she hath produc'd and bred with their Munificence their Merits and publique Monuments We shall go on then to give the neerest conjecture we can make of her dimensions in point of length and latitude and of the number of humane souls that usually dwell and lodge within Her Nor shall we conceal some Clowds that have hung over her and ill-favour'd clashings she hath had with her Soveraign Princes And lastly There will be a short