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A29941	Camera regis, or, A short view of London containing the antiquity, fame, walls, bridge, river, gates, tower, cathedral, officers, courts, customs, franchises, &c. of that renowned city / collected out of law & history and methodized for the benefit of the present inhabitants by John Brydall ...	Brydall, John, b. 1635?	1676 (1676)	Wing B5253; ESTC R2537	44,312	135

CAMERA REGIS Or A SHORT VIEW Of LONDON Containing the Antiquity Fame Walls Bridge River Gates Tower Cathedral Officers Courts Customs Franchises c. of that Renowned City Collected out of Law History and methodized for the Benefit of the present Inhabitants By JOHN BRYDALL Esq Imperium Regis Salus per quam Civitas Subsistit Imperium Regis Decus per quod Civitas Floret LONDON Printed for William Crooke at the Green Dragon without Temple Barre 1676. TO THE LOYAL LONDONERS SIRS THE subject of this smal Treatise may justly intitle its self to your Patronage for seeing some Circumstances relating to renowned London fill up the ensuing Sheets the Dedication thereby becomes no less an act of Justice then Civility Vnder whose protection indeed ought any thing respecting the Honor of this Metropolis see the Light but under yours But besides the Consideration of your interest the knowne Candor and Ingenuity the worth and Endowments of your now Lord Mayor of his immediate and others his Predecessors since his Majesties Restauration doe not only invite but command all ingenuous Addresses as must be confessed by every one who has had the least Taste of their generous and obliging Conversation And though what is here presented be of no Considerable worth yet your Acceptance thereof will inhaunce its value And so recommend it to the world as that it will be loath to censure what you have once deigned to approve not to be too troublesome My Aim in the Publication is the benefit of you the present Inhabitants And my Ambition in the Dedication is to give the world a Testimony that I am SIRS Your most Obliged Servant JOHN BRYDALL Whitehal 15. Nov. 1675. CAMERA REGIS OR A VIEW OF LONDON BEfore I come to present the Courteous Reader a view of the most renowned City of London it will not be much amiss to premise somewhat concerning the Description of the words Civitas Vrbs Oppidum c. The definition of a City and a Corporation the Commencement of Corporations the Causes why Cities were at first instituted and lastly the number of Cities within this Realm 1. Of the words Civitas Urbs and Oppidum THe same place sayes one is called Vrbs Civitas and Oppidum it is called Civitas in regard that it is governed in justice and order of Magistracy Oppidum for that there are therein great plenty of Inhabitants and Urbs because it is in due form begirt about with Walls Latches Reports Le Roy vers Mayor of Oxford The Walls sayes another do not make the City but the Men Maenia Edificia faciunt Urbem homines faciunt Civitatem Co. Littl. 109.8 Civitas and Urbs sayes a third Person in hoc differunt quod incolae dicuntur Civitas Urbs vero complectitur aedificia but with us the one is commonly taken for the other In the Civil Law we find it thus written D. 50.16 2. de verborum signif touching Vrbs and Roma Urbis appellatio muris Romae autem continentibus aedificiis finitur quòd latiùs patet D. 50.16.87 Ut Alfenus ait Vrbs est Roma quae muro cingeretur Roma est etiam qua continenti aed ficia essent Nam Romam non muro tenus existimari ex consuetudine cotidiana posse intelligi cum diceremus Romam nos ire etiam si extra urbem habitaremus 2. What a City what a Corporation is A City in Latine Civitas Co Littl. ● 109. B. and in Greek 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is a Borough incorporate which hath or have had a Bishop and though the Bishopwrick be dissolved yet the City remainerh And therefore in 35. Eliz. c. 6. Westminster is called a City notwithstanding that now it hath no Bishop and in 27. ejusdem Cap. 5. of Statutes not in print Westminster is alternatively called a City or Borough It appeareth by the Statute of 35. H. 8. c. 10 That then there was a Bishop of Westminster Grotius thus defineth a City Lib. 1. c. 1. nu 14. de jure bell● ac pac Civitas est coetus perfectus liberorum hominum jurisfruendi communis utilitatis Causa sociatus hence Civitas is quasi Civium unitas It is said before that a City is a Borough or Town incorporate now a Corporation is a permanent thing that may have succession And it is an Assembly and joyning together of many into one Fellowship Brotherhood or mind whereof one is Head and Chief the rest are the Body and this Head and Body knit together make the Corporation 3. How a Corporation doth commence A Corporation or Body incorporated Co. Lit. 250. a may commence and be established three manner of wayes viz. by Prescription by Letters Patents or by Act of Parliament and let the Body incorporate commence which way it will it must be first derived from the Royal Authority and License of the Kings of England For without it Corporations be they Spiritual or Temporal are meer chymaera's fictitious and illegal Societies erected contrary to the Laws and Constitutions of the Kingdom In proof of this matter Co. lib. 10.33 b. 49. E. 3.4 vide 9. H. 6.16 b. Co. Lib. 4. Adams and Lamberts Case fol. 107. b. Co. 3. Inst 202.49 Ass pl. 8. le Case de Whittawers Co. lib. 8. f. 125. the Case of London With our Law doth concur the Laws Imperial D. 3.4.1 Collegia Romae certa sunt quorum corpus Senatusconsultis atque constitutionibus principalibus confirmatum est veluti pistorum quorundam aliorum naviculariorum qui in provinciis sunt Collegia siqua fuerint illicita mandatis constitutionibus D. 47.22.3 Senatusconsultis dissolvuntur In summa nisi ex Senatusconsulti auctoritate vel Caesaris Collegium vel quodcunque tale corpus coierit contra Senatusconsultum mandata constitutiones Collegium celebrant Note London our famous City is a Corporation by prescription Co. 2. Inst f. 330. 4. How Corporations are divided in our Law EVery Body politick or Corporation is either Ecclesiastick or Lay Ecclesiastical either regular as Abbots Co. Lit. f. 250. a. Priors c. or secular as Bishops Deans Archdeacons Parsons Vicars c. Lay as Mayor and Commonalty Bayliffs and Burgesses c. Also every Body politick Co. lib. 3. f. 73. in the Case of the Dean and Chapter of Norwich or Corporate is either elective representative collative or donative And again it is either sole or agregate of many This Body Politick or Corporate aggregate of many is by the Civilians called Collegium Vniversitas Collegium sodalitium and Municipium 5. Why Cities were at first instituted IN the time of William the Conquerour it is declared in these words Item nullum mercatum vel forum sit nec fieri permitratur nisi in Civitatibus regni nostri in Burgis clausis muro vallatis Castellis locis tutissimis ubi consuetudines regni nostri jus nostram commune

Demy-god Aeneas the Son of Venus Daughter of Jupiter about the year of the World 2855 and 1108 before the Nativity of Christ builded this City near unto the River now called Thames and named it Troynovant or Trenovantes SECT IV. Of the Fame of London for Trade and Traffique HIstorians do inform us this City hath been long since renowned for Trade and Commerce the livelyhood of Merchants and the life of the Common-wealth Co. 2. Inst 28. wherein the King and every Subject hath interest the Merchant being the good Bayliff of the Realm to export and vent the native commodities of the Realm and to import and bring in the necessary commodities for the defence and benefit thereof Cornelius Tacitus who in the dayes of Nero 1540 years since reporteth it to have been a place very famous for fresh Trade concourse of Merchants and great store of Victuals and all things necessary London was sayes Bede a Town of Trade and Traffique a long time since frequented with many Nations resorting thither by Sea and Land William of Malmesbury sayes that London was replenished with rich Citizens and frequented with the Commerce of Occupiers and Factors coming out of all Lands Speed informeth us that London was ever famous for concourse of Merchants and of great renown for Provision of all things necessary in the time of Suetonius Nero's Lieutenant here Thus much of the antient Estimation of this City for Trade and Commerce SECT V. Of the Honourable Titles that have been and are given to this City IT is stiled the Epitome Cambden or Breviary of all Britain the Seat of the Brittish Empire the King of Englands Chamber Co. 4. Inst 24● Camerae Regis Reipublicae Cor totius Regni Epitome Civitas nobilissima Stephanides Regni firmata Columna Stow. The most noble and able part of the English Empire Speed A noble and wealthy City William of Malmesbury Pupilla Oculi Regis Cor Regni the Treasure of the Kingdom Bulstrode in his Reports Caput Regni legum Lambard SECT VI. Of the Walls belonging to this renowned City TOuching the Walls of London there are three things worthy of your Observation scil 1. The First Founder of them Simeon of Durham an ancient Writer reporteth that Hellen the Mother of Constantine the Great was the first that inwalled this City about the year of Christ 306. 2. That the City was walled round about by the River of Thames as appears by William Fitz Stephen who writing in the Reign of King Henry 2. and writing of the Walls of this City hath these very words Muro Urbis alto magno duplatis Heptapylae portis inter continuante turrito ab Aquilone per inter capedines Similiterque ab Austo Londonia murata Turrita fuit sed fluvius maximus piscosus Thamensis mari influo refluoque qui illic allabitur maenia illa tractu temporis alluit labefactavit dejecit The Wall is high and great well towred on the North side with due distances between the Towers On the South-side also the City was walled and towred but the fishful River of Thames with his ebbing and flowing hath long since subverted hem 3. The circuit of the wall on the Lands side Stow tells us that the circuit of the wall of London on the Lands side to wit from the Tower of London in the East unto Aldgate is 82. perches from Aldgate to Bishopsgate 86. perches from Bishopsgate to the postern of Criplegate 162. perches from Criplegate to Aldersgate 75. perches from Aldersgate to Newgate 66. perches from Newgate to Ludgate 42. perches in all 573. perches of Assize From Ludgate to the Fleet-Dike west about 60. perches from Fleete-Bridge South to the River Thames about 70. perches and so the total of these perches amounteth to 643. every perch consisting of 5. yards and a halfe which do yield 3536. yardes and a half containing 10608. foot which make up two English miles and more by 608. foot SECT VII Of the River of Thames TOuching the River of Thames accept the writings of Cambden ' Stow and of one that wrote in defence of this famous City Cambden sayes that in regard of both Elements most blessed and happy is London as being scituate in a rich and fertile soyl abounding with plentiful store of all things and on the gentle ascent and rising of an hill hard by the Thames side the most mild merchant as one would say of all things that the world doth yield which swelling at certain set houres with the Ocean Tides by his safe and deep Channel able to entertain the greatest ships that be daily bringeth in so great Riches from all parts that it striveth at this day with the Mart-Towns of Christendome for the second prize and affordeth a most sure and beautiful road for shipping Stow sayes thus of Thames Thames the most famous River of this Island beginneth a little above a village called Winchcombe in Oxford Shire and still increasing passeth first by the University of Oxford and so with a marvellous quiet course to London and thence breaketh into the French Ocean by main Tides which twice in 24. hours space doth ebbe and flow more then 60. miles in Length to the great commodity of Travellers by which all kind of Merchandize be easily conveyed to London the principal store house and staple of all Commodities within this Realm so that omitting to speak of great Ships and other Vessels of Burthen there pertaineth to the Cities of London Westminster and the Borough of Southwarke above the number as is supposed of 2000. Wherries and other small boats whereby 3000. poor people at the least be set on work and maintained The Anonymous Authour hath these words this Realm hath only three principal Rivers whereon a Royal City may well be scituated Trent in the North Severne in the South-west and Thames in the South-east of the which Thames both for the streight course in length reacheth furthest into the belly of the Land and for the breadth and stillness of the water is most navigable up and down the stream by reason whereof London standing almost in the middle of that course is more commodiously served with provision of necessaries than any Town standing upon the other two Rivers can be and doth also more easily communicate to the rest of the Realm the commodities of her own entercourse and Traffique Thus much for the honour of the River of Thames SECT VIII Of London Bridge LOndon Bridge was first made of Timber and maintained partly by the proper Lands thereof partly by the liberality of divers persons and partly by Taxations in divers Shires for the space of 215. years before the Bridge of stone was builded which Bridge of stone was 33. years in building A work very rare having with the Draw-Bridge 20. Arches made of squared stone of height 60. foot and in breadth 30. foot distant one from another 20. foot compact and joyned together with vaults and sellars upon