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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04568	The pleasant vvalkes of Moore-fields Being the guift of two sisters, now beautified, to the continuing fame of this worthy citty.	Johnson, Richard, 1573-1659?	1607 (1607)	STC 14690; ESTC S109194	11,911	24

findes Nor wants she not that bringes her gaine and good Within her walles there lyeth close concealed That wealth by tongues can hardly be reuealed London hath likewise foure tearmes of law most fit The foure fould yeare in equall parts deuide In which the Iudges of the law do sit Depending matters iustly to deside The poore mans plaint and eke the rich mans cause And sentence giuen by righteous dooming lawes First of the foure fresh spring doth intertaine The second is in sweating summer plast The third With windy haruest doth remaine And freezing Winter doth delight the last When these times come and Courts of law vnlocke T is strange to marke how men to London flocke These be the Bees by which my being is England the Orchard London is the Hiue Their toyle her tryumph and their fruit her blisse When most they labour London most doth thriue The lofty Courtyor and the Country Clowne By their expence brings London rich renowne And thus from all sides doth much substance flow By Thames by tearmes by Sea and by the Land So rich a masse whole kingdomes connot shew In this estate faire London still doth stand Foure-piller tearmes and Thames be the fift Which tane away then farewell Londons thrift Gen. By these verses Sir you haue highly honored your city and no doubt but therin haue bin many worthy Citizens which hath thus brought her glorie to this height Cit. The Citty of it selfe Sir is the most Noble Populous and richest in all the Land for it is most glorious in manhoode furnished with munitions insomuch as in the troublesome time of King Stephen when it was not halfe so populous it hath shewed at a Muster twenty thousand armed Horse-men and thrée score thousand foote men seruiceable for the wars Moreouer the Cittizens hereof wheresoeuer they become bee regarded before all other Citizens both for ciuilitie of manners attire companie and talke The women or rather Matrons of this Citie resemble the verie modest Sabine Ladies of Italy Gent. Now I pray you sir discourse the gallant minds of some of your Citizens in times past for I haue séene many records of them and such as bee most memorable Henrie Picard Maior 1357. did in one day sumptuously feast at his owne charge 4 Kings 3 Princes and one Quéene which was Edward the third King of England Iohn King of Fraunce Dauid King of Scots the King of Cypresse then all in England the blacke Prince his Princesse and the Dolphin Prince of France with many other noble men and kept his Hall open for all commers to reuell and dice in Iohn Barnes Maior 1371 gaue a Chest with thrée locks and a Thousand Markes therein to the Citie to be lent to young men vpon sufficient suertie or vpon pawne Iohn Philpot Maior 1378 hiered at his owne charge 1000 Soldiers to defend the Land from the incursion of the enemie so in short time his hiered 〈◊〉 tooke many sea Rouers with fiftéen Spanish Ships laden with great riches William Walworth Maior 1381 most valiantly with his owne hands slew the Kebell Wat Tyler for which hée was knighted in the field and the bloody Dagger giuen to Londons armes to his great honour and praise Richard Whittington thrée times Maior in the yeare 1421 began the Schoole of Christs Church in London he builded Whittington Colledge with Almes houses for 13 poore men and diuine lectures to be read there for euer he repaired Saint Bartholmewes Hospitall in smith field he glazed and paued part of Guild-hall hee builded the West gate of London called Newgate Iohn Allen Mercer Maior of London one of the Councell to King Henrie the Eight he deceased 1544 and he was buried at Saint Thomas of Achars in a faire chappel by him builded he gaue to the Citie of London a rich coller of gold to be worne by the Lord Maior for euer hée gaue 500. li. to be a stock for Sea coale for the Citie his Lands purchased of the King the rent thereof to be giuen to the poore in the wards of London for euer He gaue besides to prisons hospitals lazer-houses and all other poore in the Citie or two miles about verie liberaily too long to be recited Sir Thomas Gresham Mercer 1466 builded the Royal Exchange in London and by his testament left his dwelling house in Bishops-gate stréete to be a place for readings of the seuen liberall Sciences allowing large stipends to the readers and certaine Almes houses for the poore Thus haue I made a briefe of some of our worthy Citizens and their charitable actions some done in their liues the rest left to their executors I haue heard some of them hardly or neuer performed wherefore I wish men to make their owne hands their executors and their eyes their Ouerséers not forgetting this old and true prouerbs Women be forgetfull children be vnkinde Executors couetous and take what they finde If any one aske where the Lega●●es became They answere so God helpe me he died a poore man There is now liuing one Master Doue a Marchant-taylor hauing many yeares considered this old prouerbe hath therefore established in his life time to twelue aged men Marchant-taylors 6 pounds 2 shillings to each yerely for euer he hath also giuen them gownes of good brode cloth liued through out with bayes and are to receiue at euerie thrée yeres end the like gownes for euer He likewise in charitie at Saint Sepulchres Church without Newgate allowes the great bell on euery execution day to be toled till the condemned prisoners haue suffered death also a small hand-bell to be rung at midnight vnder newgate the night after their condemnation and the next morning at the Church wall with a prayer to be savd touching their saluation and for the maintayning thereof he hath giuen to Saint Sepulchers a certaine summe of money for euer Gent. This is my minde it is a charitable deuotion and deserues eternall praise I haue much béene delighted not only in these your walkes but also in your pleasant discourses which now we are forced to end by reason of the night drawing on Therefore I humbly take my leaue FINIS