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A37482 The present state of London: or, Memorials comprehending a full and succinct account of the ancient and modern state thereof. By Tho. De-Laune, Gent De Laune, Thomas, d. 1685. 1681 (1681) Wing D894; ESTC R216338 233,231 489

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Pedigrees and Coats of Arms. They were made a College or Corporation by Charter of King Richard the III. and by him had several Priviledges granted unto them as to be free from Subsidies Tolls and all troublesom Offices of the Kingdom Another Charter of Priviledges was granted unto the Society by King Edward the VI in the Third year of his Reign Of this Collegiate Society are three stiled Kings at Arms six called Heralds and four Pursuivants at Arms. The first and principal among the Kings at Arms is called Garter Instituted by King Henry the fifth whose Office as was said in the Section wherein the King's Court is treated of is to attend the Knights of the Garter at their Solemnities and to Marshal the Solemnities at the Funerals of the higher Nobility of England to advertise those that are chosen of their New Election to call on them to be Instal●ed at Windsor to cause their Arms to be hung up upon their Seats there to Carry the Garter to Kings and Princes beyond Seas for which purpose he was want to be joyn'd in Commission with some principal Peer of the Realm c. The next is Clarencieux so called from the Duke of Clarence to whom he first belonged For Lionel Third Son to Edward the Third Marrying the Daughter and Heir of the Earl of Vlster in Ireland had with her the honour of Clare in Thomond whereupon he was afterwards Created Duke of Clarence or the Territory about Clare which Dukedom Escheating to King Edward the Fourth by the Death of his Brother George Duke of Clarence he made this Herald who properly belonged to that Duke a King at Arms and named him Clarencieux in French and Clarentius in Latine His Office is to Marshal and dispose the Funerals of the Lower Nobility as Baronets Knights Esquires and Gentlemen on the South-side of Trent and therefore sometimes called Surroy or Southroy The Third King at Arms is Norroy or Northroy whose Office is to do the like on all the North-side of Trent These two are called Provincial Heralds England being divided by them into two Provinces These by Charter have power to visit Noblemens Families to set down their Pedigrees to distinguish their Arms to appoint men their Arms on Ensigns and with Garter to Direct the Heralds The Six Heralds antiently belonging properly to Dukes have been called Dukes at Arms and are thus called and Ranked 1. Windsor 2. Richmond 3. Chester 4. Somerset 5. York 6. Lancaster who now wait at Court attend Publick Solemnities Proclaim War and Peace c. Of these Heralds there are at present but Four who are named Rouge-Cross Rouge-Dragon Portcullice and Blew-mantle from such Badges heretofore worn by them as it is thought The Service of the whole College is used in Marshalling and ordering Coronations Marriages Christnings Funerals Interviews Feasts of Kings and Princes Cavalcades Shews Justs Tournaments Combats before the Constable and Marshal c. to take care of the Coats of Arms of the Genealogies of the Nobility and Gentry and whatsoever concerns Honour They all receive yearly Sallaries out of the Exchequer and are to be Gentlemen at least The Six Heralds are Exp●esly made Esquires by the King when they are Created which is now done by the Earl-Marshal who hath a special Commission for every particular Creation which anciently was performed by the King himself For the Creating and Crowning Garter King at Arms there are provided a Sword and Book whereon to take a Solemn Oath then a Gilt Crown a Collar of SS's a Bowl of Wine which Bowl is the Fee of the New Created King also a Coat of Arms of Velvet richly Embroidered He is thus Created First he kneels down before the Earl-Marshal and laying his hand on the Book and Sword another King at Arms reads the Oath which being taken and the Book and Sword the Letters Patents of his Office are read during which the Earl-Marshal pours the Wine on his head giving him the Name of Garter then puts on him the Coat of Arms and Collar of SS's and the Crown on his head His Oath is To obey the Supream Head of the Most Noble Order of the Garter and then the Noble Knights of that Order in such things as appertain to his Office to inquire diligently what Notable or Noble Acts are performed by every Knight of the Order and certifie the same to the Register of the Order that he may Record it and to give Notice to the King and the Knights of the Order of the Death of any of that Society To have an exact knowledge of all the Nobility to instruct Heralds and Pursuivants in doubts concerning Arms and to eschew and avoid all persons of ill reputation to be more ready to excuse then to blame any Noble person unless called by Authority to Witness against them c. This Officer hath a Double Sallary that is twice as much as the other two Kings he hath Fees at Instalments yearly Wages given by the Knights of the Garter and their uppermost Garment when Installed c. The two Provincial Kings at Arms Clarencieux and Norroy are Created by Letters Patents a Book a Sword c. as Garter and with almost the same Ceremonies A Herald at Arms is Created with the like Ceremony but his Coat of Arms is to be Satin imbroidered richly with Gold he is brought in by two Heralds as a King at Arms is by two Kings at Arms. They take a Solemn Oath to be true to the King to be serviceable to Gentlemen to keep Secrets of Knights Esquires Ladies and Gentlewomen to assist distressed Gentlemen and Gentlewomen Widows and Virgins to avoid Taverns Dicing and Whore-Houses c. The Pursuivants at Arms are Created likewise by Letters Patents a Book a Bowl of Wine and a Coat of Arms of Damask and to be brought in as the Heralds before the Earl-Marshal or his Deputy to Swear Solemnly to be true to the King to be serviceable to all Christians to be Secret and Sober more ready to commend than to blame to be humble lowly c. This College felt the fury of the great Fire but is since very beautifully re-built by the Members and the bountiful contribution of Honourable Persons Here are always Officers waiting to satisfie Comers touching Descents Pedigrees Coats of Arms c. These Officers are the King 's Sworn Servants of which see the fourth Section of the third Chapter where we treated of the King 's Court. Inns of Courts The Colleges of Municipal or Common-Law-Professors and Students are Fourteen which may be not unfitly stiled an Vniversity where the Students of the Law and Practitioners thereof live not of common Stipends but by their Places or Practice or their own Proper Revenues or their Friend Exhibition for they are most commonly Gentlemen by Descent and it was the command of King James that none but such should be admitted because others may be prone to debase the honour of the Law and play tricks whereas the
and the Metropolitan or chief Church of this Kingdom and so endure● Four hundred Years then the Archbishops See an● Pall were removed to Canterbury But whethe● the Church that King King Lucius built be thi● or St. Peters Westminster is controverted by Historians and therefore we shall not wrangle about it To the Poor of this Parish were sundry Benefactors as Lancelot Tompson of London Draper who amongst other Charities gave one hundred pound to the Drapers Company and they to allow Five pound yearly for ever for Bread and Coals for the Poor of the said Parish whom several other well minded People imitated It was most richly Repaired and Beautified at the Parish Charge amounting to about one thousand four hundred pound in the Year 1633. XC The Parish-Church called St. Peter-Pauls-Wharf was in Queen-Hith-Ward wont to be called Parva or Little because it was a small Church it was Repaired and Beautified Anno 1625. Therein was a Monument for Queen ELIZABETH XCI In Broad-street-Ward is the Parish-Church vulgarly called St. Peter-Poor peradventure so called because the Parish was Poor formerly but now they are otherwise or to difference it from others of that Name here are sundry Monuments and several Benefactors to the Poor of the Parish The Lady Payton gave 40 s. Yearly for ever in Bread the Lady Ramsey gave four pound Yearly for ever Mr. John Quarles Citizen and Draper of London gave the Sum of five pound Yearly for ever c. It cost in sundry Repairs from the year 1615 to 1630. the Sum of one thousand five hundred eighty seven pound all which except four hundred which Sir William Garway Knight gave was the proper charge of the Parishioners XCII The Parish-Church of St. Stephen in Coleman-street and Ward had divers Monuments and Benefactors but I cannot omit the Verses on the Monument of Barne Roberts Esq who Dyed Anno 1610. they are so Elegantly expressive of his Wifes affection she was eldest Daughter to Sir William Glover Kinght and Alderman of London who Erected the Monument Anno 1611. at her own Charge If human worth could have preserv'd him still He had been 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 happiness ten fold than he bereft him This Church was sometime a Synagogue of the Jews then a Parish-Church then a Chappel to St. Olaves in the Jewry and 7 E. 4. it was Incorporated a Parish-Church It was Repaired and Beautified at the Parish Charge Anno 1622 and a very fair Gallery added in the South Ile Anno 2629. Here was also a Monument for Queen ELIZABETH XCIII In Wallbrook-street and Ward is the fair Parish-Church called St. Stephen-Wallbrook Sir Robert Chichely somtimes Lord Mayor in the Year 1428 6 H. 6. gave to this Parish one Plat of Ground containing two hundred and eight Foot and a half in Length and sixty six Foot in Breadth to Build a New Church and for a Church Yard on the East-side of the Old Church the place of the Old Church being converted to a Parsonage-House This Ground he bought of the Grocers for two hundred Marks which was Lett before for twenty six Marks Yearly He gave over and above one hundred pound to the said Work bore the Charges of all the Timber-Work on the Procession-way and laid the Lead upon it at his own Post He gave also all the Timber for the Roofing of the two Iles and paid for the Carriage therefore It was finished 1439. The Breadth being sixty seven Foot the Length 125. The Church-Yard Ninety Foot in Length and thirty seven in Breadth and more It had many Repairs to the Year 1632 amounting to five hundred and ten pound fifteen shillings and six pence XCIV The Parish-Church of St. Swithins is also in Wallbrook-Ward on the South-West corner of Swithins-lane wherein were divers Monuments XCV In Knight-Riders-street in Vintry-Ward is the proper Parish-Church of St. Thomas Apostle In which was a neat Monument on which was an Elegant Epitaph in Latin Verse composed by Mrs. Katherine Killegrew for her self in her life time And another in neat Greek Verse by her Sister Elizabeth for the said Katherin● when she dyed besides two more expressing the great Learning and Accuteness of those Noble Sisters But our intended brevity permits the Recital but of two and that for a ●aste and to shew what Women may arrive to if Studious What she Writ her Self was Dormio nunc Domino Domini virtute resurgam Et 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 meum carne videbo mea Mortua ne Dicar fruitur pars altera Christo Et surgar Capiti tempore tota meo Here was another Epitaph by Andrew Melvin Palladis Phabi comes una Pieris una Pieridumque soror Pieridumque Parens Gratia suada lepas Gravitas Constantia Candor Religio Pietas pudor probitas Atque Palestinae Latiae Graiaeque Camenae Clausit olim uno omnes pectore nunc Tumulo It was Repaired and Beautified at the Parish charge amounting to three hundred pound Anno 1630. There was also a Monument of Queen ELIZABETH but the Verses being the same we had in other places we omit them to avoid prolixity XCVI In Knight-Riders-street is the small Parish-Church of the Holy-Trinity To which John Bryan Alderman in the Reign of Henry the V. was a great Benefactor c. It was Re-built at the Parish charge being lamentably decayed Anno 1607 and 1608. To which the Worshipful Companies of Merchant Taylors and Vintners were very Bountiful Benefactors As also these Aldermen Sir Thomas Cambel Sir John Swinnerton Sir John Gore Sir William Craven Sir Thomas Middleton XCVII The Parish-Church called St. Vedast alias Foster in Farringdon-Ward-within was a Fair Church had had many Benefactors and in it were several Monuments To this Church at the Chancel end the Breadth being twenty Yards and above was added twenty Foot of Ground which Ground was given to the Parish to Lengthen the Church out of a Fair Court then belonging to the Sadlers-Hall Having given a brief Account of the Churches within the Walls as they were formerly reserving their present State to another Head there being Eighty seven Destroyed by the Fire of which many are bravely Re-built c. We shall proceed Alphabotically to those sixteen without the Wall And I. The Parish-Church of St. Andrew-Holborn stands at the very corner of Shooe-lane in Holborn In which are several Monuments but we cannot omit that of R●lph Okey of Lincolns-Inn Esq because of his Piety and Bounty in Legacies He was Master of St. Katharines and one of the Masters of Requests to Queen ELIZABETH he Dyed the Fourth of June 1596. He gave by his Testament to Christs-Hospital one hundred pound To the Colledge of the Poor of Queen ELIZABETH in East Greenwich one hundred pound To Poor Scholars in Cambridge one hundred pound To Poor Scholars in Oxford one hundred