Lambeth or Lomehith and had ouer against the schoole that nowe is a stately house Lelande yet Lelande affirmeth the contrary who saith that the Bishops of Caunterburie haue continued at Lambeth since the Normanes comming into this land There is an auncient monument within the libertie of Westminster Charing crosse called Charing crosse erected about the yeere of Christ Tho. Wals 1290. by EDW. 1. in memoriall of the death of Elineor his Queene who died at Hardlie neere Lincolne was buried in Westminster The libertie of Westminster extendeth to Temple bar Temple bar so cal-called of the Temple within the same bar and is called the bar for that it stoppeth and barreth the Mayor of London as also the Magistrates of Westminster that neither intrude vpon other This bar or gate was throwne downe by the Kentish rebels in the time of RIC. 2. Within the libertie of Westminster are fower parish Churches Parish Churches in the libertie of Westminster besides S. Peters namelie S. Margarets S. Martynes neere Charing crosse The Sauoy Church S. Clements called Saint Clements Dacorum or Saint Clements Danes In the time of superstition there was in Westminster a place called the Sanctuary The Sanctuary of an old Mosaical ryte vsed among the Israelites among whom euery tribe had certaine cities and places of refuge to which malefactors might repaire and for a time be protected from the rigor of the law There was at Westminster kept a staple of wooll The Woulstaple and is at this daie called the Woolstaple established in the time of EDWARD the 3. The Sauoye was first built as M. Stowe hath recorde by Peter Earle of Sauoy The Sauoy who was after made Earle of Richmonde by HENRIE the 3. who called it the Sauoy after his Countrie But Poll. Virg. Pollid Virg. alloweth him not Earle of Sauoy but calleth him Petrus sebaudiensis Peter a Sauoyan or of the countrie of Sauoy who as the same Poll. affirmeth buylt the same and called it the Sauoy of his natiue Countrey Sauoye It was belonging vnto the Duke of Lancaster in the time of RIC. the 2. in whose time it was wasted burned and spoyled by the Kentish rebels about the yere 1381. It was reedefied by HEN. 7. by whose last will it was intended to be finished and made an Hospitall for the reliefe of a 100. poore people which was perfourmed by the most famous HEN. the 8. his sonne and sufficiently furnished with lande and reuenues for the maintenance thereof Queene ELIZABETH hath within the precincts of this Citie three faire and pleasant pallaces Howses of Queene Elizabeths within Westminster namely White hall begun by Cardinall Woolsey and finished with manie most princely delights by HEN. 8. S. Ieames erected by the same king HEN. 8. and Somerset house builded by the Duke of Somerset about the yeere of Christ 1549. There are other houses worthy to be remembred within this libertie of Westminster as Burghley house Burgley house founded and erected by the right honorable S. William Cycell knight Lord Burghley Lord high treasoror of England Durham or Dunelme house sometime belonging to the Bishop of Durham Durham house builded it was builded by one Anthony Becke in the time of RICHARD the third Other famous houses of nobility are in this precinct which to mention I omit for breuitie Places distinguished in the Map of Westminster by these letters and figures following A. The Abbey B. Westminster hall D. Long ditche E. Theuing lane F. The Amnerie G. The way to Toothill fielde H. The Lord Dacres I. Lord Grayes K. Kings streete L. Round Woulstaple M. The Parke lodgings N. The Tilt-yard O. S. Martynes in the field P. Clements Inne Q. New Inne R. S. Clements Danes S. Temple barre V. Drurie lane Y. The Gatehouse 2. S. Margarets 3. S. Stephens alley 5. Petite Fraunce 6. H. 7. Chappell 7. Deanes yarde 8. Tennies Courtes 9. Way to Hounslow 10. The Powder house 11. White hall Orchard 12. The Queenes Garden 13. Staple Inne This Citie of Westminster is knowne to haue no generall trade whereby releefe might be administred vnto the common sort as by Marchandize clothing or such like whereby the common wealth of a Citie is maineteined and the inferiour people set to worke had they not therefore some other meanes the common sort could nor be susteined The chiefe meane whereby Westminster is releeued The first and principall meane whereby they are releeued is hir Maiesties residence at White hall or S. Ieames whence if hir grace be long absent the poore people forthwith complaine of penury and want of a hard and miserable world And therefore doe the people in manner generally seeme to power forth dayly petitions that it might please God to draw hir Maiestie to be resident at one of these places whereat they reioyce and fare long the better The like desire of hir Royall presence haue other places where hir Maiesties Pallaces are placed And hir Maiestie in gracious consideration of their estates doth visit them as it were Alternis vicebus by turne at hir highnes pleasure more for the comfort and releefe of the poore people then for hir owne priuate delight Therefore yee Citizens of Westminster and other whatsoeuer forget not to be thankefull to the the Almightie for hir Royall presence hartely praying the King of Kings to maintaine hir a prospering Queene long and many yeeres and euery faithfull hart will ioyne with you hauing also the benefite of hir blessed inclination The seconde meane whereby this poore Citie is maintained The second meane the Tearmes and the people releeued is by the fower Termes in the yeere for it hath pleased God to establish there the place where Iustice lawe and euerie mans right is God graunt it with equall ballance indifferently administred whereunto great multitudes of people vsually flocke whose resort although the Citie enioie but in the forenoone yet yeeldeth their presence manie pence to the poore towne There was in the time of EDW. 1. a discontinuance of the lawe The hearing of causes remooued to Yorke in this Citie and was thence remooued to Yorke where it continued seauen yeeres after reduced to the former place It hath beene often discontinued by the disfauour of Princes and their conceiued displeasure against the inhabitants of the place for disobedience as a generall punishment Receiue this ye inhabitants of Westminster as a necessarie premonition that ye rest carefull and vigilant least the king of kings mooue her Maiestie to place the determination of causes else where which now is vnto you no small support The third and last meane though it come seldome is that great and generall convencion of all the estates of this lande The third mean the Parliament the high Court of Parleament which draweth vnto it a great accesse of noble persons and others to the place of assemblie which is also set most gratiously within this Citie which
Angliae quondam vxoris Regis EDW. 4. qui quidem IOHANNES obiit 15. die Octobris Anno regni Regis EDW. 4.17 quam quidem tumbam IOHANNA Domina le STRANGE filia heres predicti IOHANNIS IAGNETTAE vnacū pictura IOHANNAE ex sumptibus suis propriis fieri fecit 1509. * Hayes F. 8. belongeth to the Lord Dacres and Lord North. Harlestone greene F. 14. Hockesdone F. 20. belonging to a Prebend of Paules Hackeney or Hacquenye F. 22. In the church thereof lieth buried Christopher Vrswyke buried one CHRISTOPHER VRSWYKE whose chiefe monument is erected of white free stone in the north side of the Chauncell yet was he interred in the middle of the same Chauncell couered with a faire graie Marble stone pictured in brasse with this subscription CHRISTOPHERVS VRSVVICVS Regis HENRICI septimi Elimosinarius vir sua aetate clarus summantibus atque intimatibus charus Ad exteros reges vndecies pro patria legatus Deconatum Eborum Archidiaconatū Richmondiae Deconatū Windesoriae habitos viuens reliquit Episcopatum Norwicensem oblatū recusauit Magnos honores tota vita spreuit snugali vita contentus hic viuere hic mori maluit plenus annis obijt ab omnibus desideratus funeris pompam etiam testamento vetuit hic sepultus carnis resurectionem in aduentum Christi expectat obijt Anno Dommini 1521 24 die Octobr. The men of our time who more greedelie thirst for high and great preferments then for the diligent execution of their callings and feeding of Gods people may by this godly mans example be mooued somthing to mortefie their greedy affections and onioying onely a sufficient portion to endeuour rather the building of the Church of God then their owne glory And in time to cast away those things that hinder their going one in a sincere course of life In the same chauncell is the coat armour shild garter and crest of the Earle of Northumberland Earle of Northumberland In the Church in the north I le thereof is raysed a most faire and famous monument of Marble and Alablaster very curiouslie contriued whereon lyeth very neatly figured the picture and corporall proportion of the Lady Lucy daughter to the Earle of Worcester The Lady Latymer buried wife vnto fir Iohn Neuell knight Lord Latymer who deceased at his mannour of Snape in Yorkeshire The said Lady deceased Anno 1582. hauing issue foure daughters Katherine the eldest maried Henry Earle of Northumberland who by her had issue Henry Lord Percie Thomas William Charles Richard Allyn Iossalyne and George Lady Iane Lucy and Elinor Dorathy the second daughter maried sir Thomas Cecill knight who by hir had issue William Richard Edward Christopher and Thomas Katherine Lucy Myldred Mary Susan Elizabeth Dorathy and Frances Lucy the third daughter maried William Cornwallys Esquire by whom she had issue Thomas and Iohn Ione Frances Elizabeth and Katherine Elizabeth the first and youngest daughter maried sir Iohn Danuers knight by whom she had issue Charles and Henry Anne Lucy Elienor and Mary One Heron Esqire founded Hacquenie Church and lyeth buried in the north I le Heron Esquire buried in a toombe of white free stone his armes appeare ingrauen in stone in euery piller of the same Church thus In the same Church in the south Ile was buried Roe knight Roe Alderman buried sometime Mayor of London his monument is of marble and Alablaster Hamersmith G. 16. Hamersmith hospitall G. 16. Harlington G. 8. Harmeswoorth or Harmundeswoorth G. 6. Heston H. 10. a most fertyle place of wheate yet not so much to be commended for the quantitie as for the qualitie for the wheat is most pure accompted the purest in manie shires And therefore Queene ELIZABETH hath the most part of her provision from that place for manchet for her Highnes owne diet as is reported Hounslow or Hunslow H. 10. belongeth vnto two parishes the north side of the streete to Heston and the south to Istlewoorth But there is a chappell of ease which belonged vnto the fryerie there dissolued which friery after the dissolutiō was by exchange giuen to the Lord Windsore by King Henry the eight Afterwardes it came to Auditor Roan by purchace who hath bestowed the same chappell and 40. shillings per annum vpon the inhabitantes to the ende and vpon condition that they by farther contribution shall maintaine a minister there * There is a faire house erected where the friery was belonging to the heires of Auditor Roan In the chappell was buried sir George Windsore knight in a monument of white free stone raysed with foure pillers Sir George Windsore buried In that place lie many other of the Windsores Hanworth I. 10. a house of hir Maiesties Hampton Court K. 12. an honour of Queene ELIZABETHES a most regall pallace stately raysed of bricke after a most princely forme by Cardinall WOVLSEY most pleasantly scytuate vpon delightsome Thamise Queene ELIZABETH hath of late caused a very bewtifull fountaine A fountaine erected at Hampton-court there to be erected in the second court which graceth the pallace and serueth to great and necessarie vse the fountaine was finished in Anno 1590. not without great charge It is called Hampton Court of the parish of Hampton Hampton Court why so called which standeth not far thence and Court commeth of Curia which was the place where the Senate of Rome assembled and was taken for the Senate it selfe And thereof groweth our word Court which signifieth all assemblies either for tryall of controuersies or consulting of matters of state as also it is amongst vs vsed as an adiunct to diuers houses in this land of greatest antiquitie as the most auncient house in a mannor called the Court house But this word Court is hereunto added neither in regard of antiquitie nor head house of a mannor But in regard of the Maiestie and Princely bewtie thereof fit for none but for a King or Queene whose residence in any place draweth a Princely assembly which is called the Court for where hir Maiesty is resident there is the Court of state This word Court is a most common adiunct to places of antiquitie in Artetia as also in diuers prouinces of France and else where as Haplincourt in Normandy Bonlayn Court in Champaigne and Hall-court neere Amyens There are belonging to this princely pallace two parkes Parkes at Hampton Court the one of Deare the other of hares both inuironed with wals of bricke the south side of the Deare parke excepted which is paled and inuironed with the Thamise Hampton K. 12. Hanuerde or Hanforde K. 8. I. Ickenham E. 6. Islington or Iseldon E. 20. belonging to a prebend of Paules S. Ieames G. 18. hir Maiesties a very stately house built after a quadranguler forme by the famous King Henry the eight K. Kyckesende B. 16. Kingsland E. 20. Kentishtowne E. 18. Kylbourne or Keelebourne Kylbourne why so called E. 16. seemeth to take name of Keele and bourn which signifie
betweene it and Syon entreth into the Thames This worde Brent among the countrey people of those partes signifieth Brent the word how the people take the signification and is taken for all brookes riuers and currants of water therefore is euerie small brooke called the Brent among them Neere vnto this place Edmond Ironside Edm. Ironsides conflict with the Danes assaulted the Danes which he had driuen from the siedge of London and there put manie of them to the sword and put the residue to flight about anno Christi 1016. the place appeereth by this carracter ✚ Brentford old H. 14. a little thorowfare * Bushoppes hall F. 22. the house of the Lord Wentwoorth Blackwall G. 22. neere which is a harbor in the Thamis for shipping Blackwall why so called the place taketh name of the blackenes or darkenes of the water bankes or wall at that place Brompton G. 16. ** Boston G. 12. where dwelleth Iherome Halley Esquire Bedfont west H. 6. Bedfont east H. 8. * Brumfielde C. 20. the house of Skeuington Esquire C. Cannons D. 10. Crowch ende D. 18. * Coanie Hatch D. 18. there dwelleth Trot Gentleman Clapton E. 22. ** Canburie or Cannonburie E. 20. a house in the hands of Atee Gentleman It was builded by prior Bolton prior of Saint Bartholmewes in Smithfield in the time of H. 8. Childes hill E. 16. Chalcot or Chalkhill E. 16. Cowley F. 6. Chelsey G. 18. Chelsey why so called So called of the nature of the place whose strond is like the chesel which the sea casteth vp of sand pebble stones Therof called Cheselsey breefely Chelsey as is Chelsey in Sussex north of Chychester which standeth vpon the very edge of the sea as this * Chelsey on the Thamise Queene ELIZABETH hath there a faire house The Lord Dacres hath there a faire house Cheswicke H. 14. belonging to a prebend of Paules now in the handes of Doctor Goodman Deane of Westminster where he hath a faire house whereunto in the time of any common plague or sicknes as also to take the aire he withdraweth the schollers of the colledge of Westminster * Colham Collumbe or Colneham G. 6. a house of the Earle of Darbies which taketh name Colneham of the scytuation thereof so neere a branch of Colne streame Colbrooke or Colnebroke G. 6. one little part wherof is in MIDDLESEX as farre as the bridge the rest is Buckingham shire Craneford H. 8. It is so called of the forde or brooke called by the name of Crane Carleton or Charleton K. 8. D. Dalis D. 14. Dryuers hill D. 14. * Durance B. 20. the house of Robert Wroth Esquire ** Durhams B. 14. Lacye Gentleman a house in the hands of Daleson hill E. 14. Dormans well F. 10. the house of the Lo. Dacres * Drayton G. 6. a house late the Lord Pagets E. Edgeworth D. 12. consisting of one maine streete the west side whereof belongeth to little Stanmer called also Whitchurch the other part hath a church in it selfe ƿorþ ƿorþ in the Saxon toong signifieth a place fruitefull and fit in regarde of the apt scytuation thereof to be inhabited this ƿorþ standing on the very edge of the shire may be called Edgeworth of some but corruptly Edgeware East end D. 16. a member of Finchley Edmondton or Edelmeton C. 20. In the Church whereof are sundry ancient monuments the most of them defaced among which is a tombe of gray Marble circumscribed thus Hic iacent corpora Thomae Carleton cuiusdā dni Thomas Careleton buried istius villae qui obiit 21. die Februar Anno Do. 1447. Elizabethae vxo ris eius filiae Adae Francis militis per quam habuit dominium whose arms are these There is also one Iohn Kirketon Esquire Iohn Kirketen buried whose monument is of white free stone erected in the south wall of the Church and seemeth as auncient as the Church it selfe but there is no record of the time of his decease his armes are these There is a fable of one Peter Fabell that lyeth in the same Church also Peter Fabell buried who is saide to haue beguiled the Deuell by pollicie for money But the Deuell is deceite it selfe and hardly deceiued Edmonton streete C. 20. Enfield B. 20. sometime parcell of the land of the Duke of Lancaster now Queene Elizabeths The chace called Enfield chace taketh name of this place It is called of some Enfen and so recorded Enfen in regarde of the Fenny scytuation of some part thereof vpon the marshes or meerish ground which though now brought to be good meadow and profitable pasture it hath beene in time past fenney thereof taking the name Enfen or Infen now Enfielde But these fenney grounds are now on the east as the chace in the west profitable neighbors not onely vnto Enfield but to many other poore inhabitants neere Elinge called great Elinge G. 12. Thomas frowike buried In the Church whereof lyeth buried Thomas Frowike sometime owner of Gunnersbury or Gunwelsbury an auncient seat within the same parish Eueney H. 6. a ferme house belonging vnto the Deane and chapter of Westminster Enfielde house A. 20. Queene ELIZABETHS builded by an Earle of Worcester F. Frith called also New hall D. 14. sometime the Therlebyes now Richard Weekes Gentleman Lord Frowike by purchace Finchley D. 16. In the Church whereof lyeth the Lord Frowyke Lord chiefe Iustice of England in the time of H. 6. vnder a Marble toombe where hath beene his picture and armes in brasse with circumscription about the toombe but now defaced his armes onely remayning in the chauncell window in this manner There is also another Marble stone hauing the picture of a woman whereon is inscribed thus Ioan la feme Thomas de Frowicke gist icy le dit Thomas Pense de giser aueque luy There lyeth also buried vnder a Marble stone in the Chauncell of the Church one Thomas Aldenham Esquire sometime Chirurgion to King Henrie the sixt who died in Anno 1431. Thomas Aldeuham his armes Fryarne Barnet C. 18. ** Fryarne Mannor C. 18. Sir Iohn Popham knight Lord chiefe Iustice of England sometime maketh there his abode ** The Folde B. 16. the house of Fulham H. 16. of the Saxons called fullonham which as Master Camden taketh it signifieth Volucrum domus the habitacle of birdes or the place of fowles fullon and fuglas in the Saxon toong doe signifie fowles and Ham or Hame as much as home in our toong So that fullon Ham or fuglasHame is as much to saie as the home house or habitacle of fowle It may be also taken for Volucrum amnis the riuer of fowle for Ham also in many places signifieth Amnis a riuer But it is most probable it should be of lande fowle which vsually haunt groues and clusters of trees whereof in this place it see-meth hath beene plentie * There is an auncient house belonging to the sea of London moated aboute Henry the
S. Mary B. S. Swythyn in Candlewikestreet S. Stephen in Walbrooke S. Mary Woulchurch in the Poultrie S. Syth in Bucklersbury Candlewikestreete warde S. Martyn Orgor S. Clement S. Michael in Croked lane S. Mary Abchurch Langburne warde Alhallowes Stains in Lumbarestreet S. Gabriell S. Dionis in Fanchurch streete S. Edmond S. Nicholas Acon S. Mary Wolnoth in Lumbare streete Algate ward S. Androwes Vndershaft S. Katherines by Christeschurch S. Katherin Colman Port Sowkin warde S. Botolph without Algate Lymestreete warde S. Mary Naâ—â— Bushopes gate warde S. Botolph at the gate S. Alborgth Alhallowes within S. Helines Cornehill warde S. Michaell S. Peter Brodestreete warde S. Martyn Outwich S. Bennet Finck S. Bartholmew the little S. Christopher S. Peter the poore S. Alhallowes on the wall Colmanstreet ward S. Sthephen S. Olafe in the Iurie S. Margares in Lothburie Cheape warde S. Laurence in the Iurie S. Marie Bow Alhallowes in hony lane S. Marie of Colchurch S. Myldreds in the Pultrie S. Bennes Shorehog S. Martyn Poniers S. Martyn in Iremonger lane S. Maryes S. Marie or Aldermarie S. Anceline S. Pancras Queenehyth warde S. Mychaell S. Mary Somerset S. Mary Mowthaw S. Nicholas Olafe S. Nicholas colde Abbey S. Peter Bredstreete warde Alhallowes in Bredstreete S. Myldred S. Mathie S. Io. Euangelist S. Augustine at Paules gate S. Margaret Moyses S. Botolph S. Margaret in Friday streete Vintry warde S. Martyn S. Mychaell Colledge S. Thomas Apostole S. Iames on Garlikehyth Trinitie in Knightriderstreete Beynerdeastle warde S. andrew S. Bennet S. George S. Mary Magdelene in old fishstreete The warde of Farringdon infrá S. Euan. S. Nùholas in the Fleshshambles S. Faithes in Paules S. Martyn within Ludgate S. Mychaell at Querns S. Fauster in Fauster lane S. Peter at the crosse of Cheape S. Gregory in Paules Churchyarde S. Genyn within S. Martin le graunde The warde of Farringdon extra S. Dunstane S. Bride S. Androw in Holborne S. Pulcher without Newgate aldresgatestreet warde S. Botolph without Aldresgate S. Anne S. Iohn Zacharie S. Leonard in Fauster lane S. Marie Staining S. Mathew in siluer streete Bassinghall warde S. Mychaell Creplegate warde S. Mary Magdelene S. Marie in Aldermanburie S. Michaell in Hogginlane S. Albons in Woodstreete S. Elsinge spittle now a parish church S. Olafe in Syluerstreete S. Gyles without the gate Wardes 25. Parishes 113. Other Churches there are within this Citie not mentioned in the wardes nor vsed as parish Churches whereof the first is Paules Paules buylded a most stately temple builded by Ethelbert king of Kent anno 610. who consecrated the same vnto S. Paule It was afterward augmented by Mauricius bishop of London anno 1107. Henry Lacy Earle of Lincolne builded the south crosse I le was there buried anno 1310. It is a Cathedrall Chruch the bishops Sea of London sometime the archbishops Sea but remooued thence to Caunterburie by the meanes of S. Augustine at the request of the Citizens of Caunterbury Paules steeple In the middell of this famous temple is a Tower most artificially raised vpon strong pillers verie admirable to be considered for that the foundation of the same maine Tower can not be deserned in the bodie of the Church and yet ascendeth in great altitude as it were in the center of the church not without curious view to be seene howe it is supported vpon this Tower was raised a Piramis or as we coÌ„monly terme it as Steeple couered with lead which is saide to haue beene in altitude equall with the church in longitude the height therof is recorded to be 534. foote from the ground which stately piramis or steeple was thrice consumed with fire Paules steeple burned three times first in the yeere of Christ 1087. which was not long after newlie erected and burned againe anno 1444. after that raised and againe consumed with fire by vnknowne meanes the iudgement of God inkindling it in the yeere of Christ 1561. to the terror of the whole Citie remaining as yet wihtout that stately ornament There lieth buried Sebba king of the east Saxons who died anno domini 633. in a coffin of marble with couer of the same his armes these There also lieth buried Etheldred king of England King Etheldred burted the sonne of Edgar who died anno domini 1017. in a coffin of marble with couer of the same There lieth also Iohn surnamed Plantaginet in a stately monument 10. Plantaginet buried artificially raised of white free stone whose stile is thus there recorded Illustrissimus iacet hic Iohannes cognomento Plantaginet Rex Castiliae Legionis Dux Lancastrie Comes Richmondiae Lecestriae Lincolnie Derbiae locum tenens Aquitaniae magnus Senescallus Angliae obiit anno 22. Ric. 2. Annoque Domini 1399. Also there was a Church at the Crotched fryars now conuerted to other vse A Church at Augustine friars founded by Humfrey Bohune E. of Hâ—â—tford 1253. A Church called Tho. of Acris neer the great conduct in Cheape founded by Thomas fitz-Theobald in the time of H. 2. who gaue the same Church to the Mercers for a peece of money Rec. E. 3. Anno 19. at the suite of sir Richard Gresham knight and is now vsed for the Mercers hall The Temple within Temple barre The Temple whose founder is not certainely recorded yet some hold it to be that which was called Templum pacis or Concordiae builded by Dunwallo Mulmutius about the yeer of the worldes creation 4748. and therein was buried the same Mulmutius and also Gorbomanus and others Galfr. Mon. But some take the Temple of peace to be that which is now Blackwell-hall There are in this Temple many very auncient monuments of famous men shaped in Marble armed their legges crosse whose names are not to be gathered by any inscription for that time hath worne it out The form of this Temple in the west is made circuler loftely raised with Marble pillers set also circuleâ—ly so that it serueth the students of the house for a walke most necessarie that for a multitude without disturbance of one by the other by reuerting Some say it was founded by the kings templers which were in England about the yeere of Christ 1185. but it seemeth that this Temple is farre more auncient There was annexed vnto the Stilliarde an auncient Church called the Temple also and after the dissolution thereof A temple neere the Stilliarde it was giuen to the students of the Law bearing the name of White hall White hall which belike in regard of the distance from the other houses of Law it was at the length neglected and forsaken which house seemeth to be of the number of the houses of Chauncery in the time of Henry the sixt when Master Fortescue compiled his booke of the Lawes of England wherein he affirmeth that there were in and neere London ten Innes of Chauncery now but eight in which number of ten was accompted this White hall the
Strand Inne which stood within the compasse of Somerset house neere the Strand The Stilliarde called of the Gothes the Haunse signifieth a place of meeting of the people Stilliarde why so called and especially the Marchants of many Countries and Cities as of England France Denmarke Muscouie Brabant Flaunders and many other where they enterchanged Marchandize by the sundry priueleges and freedomes of many Kings Dukes and Princes which of late yeeres hath by little and little discontinued It is not against reason to thinke that these auncient Temples were erected by the Pagans wherein they offered sacrifices to their countrey gods Galfr. Mon. For it appeareth by the historie of Ieffery of Monmoth that while C. Alectus Captaine of the Romaine host was thus busied in his Pagan sacrifice M. Aur. Asclepiodotus duke of Cornewall whom the Britons had elected to be their King came to London and besieged and entred it betweene whom was a hard conflict and Asclepiodotus vanquished the Romanes and after beset Gallus another Captaine of the Romanes who remained in the citie and ouercame him who with his Romanes being put to the sworde the chiefe Captaine Gallus was cast into a brooke which then and long since ran through the Citie whereof it is supposed to be called of the auncient Britons Walbrooke Nantgall of the Saxons galenbourne and of vs at this day Wallbrooke which runneth neere London stone which stone is neere in the mid way betweene Ludd gate and the Tower posterne gate There are about this Citie 11. Gates of name whereof foure are towardes the north as Aldersgate supposed to be so called of the Alders which grew there and some holde it to take name of Aldricius the Saxon it may be so called of the antiquitie thereof Aldestgate in the comparatiue degree as Aldgate Newgate in the positiue Creplegat So called for that it was the house for halt and lame a hospitall for creeples and impotent people it hath beene of late reedified by Edmond Thaa in the yeere of Christ 1490. Moregate so called for that it was the passage into a moorish merish or watrie ground which is called Moore fielde though now brought to be more firme by the industry and charge of a Mayor of London about 180. yeeres past Bushopes gate builded by certaine Marchantes which traueled into Germaine belonging to the olde Haunce But it seemeth by the adiunct that it should be builded by a Bushop There are vpon the Thamis three gates though two of them seeme rather portes or hauens for shipes and boates then gates for passage onely the Bridge gate is a thorough fare or passage by horse and foote but Billingsgate is a harbor or kaye for shipping yet hath the name of a gate for that it was erected first like a gate Galfr. Mon. by Bellinus and of him called Bellines gate in the top whereof he caused to be erected a Pyramis and on the top of it a vessell of stone wherein he appointed the ashes of his brent body to be put after his death There is also Dowgate or Dourgate that is Watergate On the east is one gate called Aldegate so called of the antiquitie thereof as M. Camden and others suppose On the west are two gates Luddgate or Luddesgate of LVDD the supposed founder who is saide to lie interredin the Church of S. Martins within the gate Anno ante Christum 66. This gate was of late yeeres newly builded and made a most stately gate about the yeere of Christ 1586. to the great charge of the Citie Galfr. Mon. Ieffrey of Monmouth reporteth that the image of CADWALLO was in brasse artificially fixed on a brasen horse set on the toppe of this gate Cadwallo buried in token of a victorie had against the Saxom whose body was also buried in S. Martynes church within the gate There was betweene London and Southwarke long time passage by ferrie vntill the Citizens caused a bridge of woode to be erected Lonlon bridge after that in the time of R 1 c. 2. anno 1176. they beganne to build a bridge of stone which in the time of king IOHN they most artificially finished anno 1209. contriuing it of 20. at ches and in the midst a drawe bridge and vppon the same bridge on either side the houses so artificially combined that the whole bridge seemeth not onely a mayne and faire streete but men seeme to passe vnder a continuall roofe the bridge is in height 60. foote in bredth 30. foote the arches are in sunder 20. foote there are vnder the north arch of this bridge most artificially erected certain wheeles or tide myles which rise and fall according to the ebs flouds and they raise the water by pypes and counductes so high that it serueth such citizens houses in all places of London as will bestow charge towarde the conducting thereof The buildings vppon this bridge on either side were consumed with fire Anno 1208. Pollid Virg. There is neere the three Cranes a Church called now S. Michaels sometime Whittingdon Colledge founded by sir Whittingdon sometime Mayor of London There was in that place which is nowe knowne by the name of Blacke-fryers an auncient and strong castle which was called Palatyne burned in the time of WILLIAM the Conquerour in the place of which castle are at this day erected many faire beautifull buildings and here and there the auncient wals and buildings as yet appeare On the east part of the Citie is a most famous and strong Castle called the Tower of London the maine tower whereof some suppose to be builded by IVLIVS CAESAR It is strong and ample well walled and trenched about beautified with sundrie builddings semblable to a little towne There is in Cornehill a most famous monument stately erected by sir thomas Gresham knight who named it the Burse The Royall Exchange whereunto afterwarde Queene ELIZABETH gaue the name of Royall exchange It is the place of the place of the publike meeting of Marchaunts aswell English as foraine wherunto twice euery day they dulie resort the form of the building is quadrate with walks round the mayne building supported with pillers of marble ouer which walkes is a place for the sale of all kinde of wares richly stored with varietie of all sorts It was builded about the yeere 1568. Leadenhall neere Cornhill was builded by one Sunken Eyre Leaden hall about anno 1444. a place of prouision or store house for releefe for the poore in time of dearth Manie things might be spoken of this famous Citie which would too far exceede my purpose The Longitude and Latitude of London It hath latitude 52. degrees longitude 19. degrees 15. minuts It is most sweetely seituate vpon the Thamis serued with all kinde of necessaries most commodioussie The aire healthfull it is populous rich and beautifull be it also faithfull louing and thankfull Lodghill D. 16. a hill or fort in Harnesey or Hornesey parke and
is called Lodghill Lodghill sometime a fo rs for that thereon sometime stoode a lodge when the parke was replenished with Deare but it seemeth by the foundation that it was rather a castle then a lodge for the hill is at this day trenched with two deepe ditches now olde and ouergrowne with bushes the rubble thereof as bricke tile and Cornish slate are in heapes yet to be seene which ruines are of great antiquity as may appeere by the okes at this day standing aboue 100. yeeres grouth vpon the very foundation of the building It did belong to the bishop of London at which place haue beene dated diuers cuidences some of which remaine yet in the bishops regestrie as is said This parke hath beene replenished with stately timber trees in great aboundance now with the famous fort fallen to the ground as the Poet saith Euum cuncta rapit furtiuáque temporamutant Naturam fortem Nominaque faciem ** Ludraues b. 18. a faire house scytuate in a valley neere Enseylde chace belonging vnto Lymehouse G. 22. Lalam I. 8. Littleton I. 8. in regard of the quantitie it may be called Linletowne Linluon M. More hall E. 4. Mylhill D. 14. Muswell hill D. 18. called also Pinsenall hill there was a chapple sometime bearing the name of our Ladie of Muswell where now alderman Roe hath erected a proper house the place taketh name of the Well and of the hill Mousewell hill for there is on the hil a spring of faire water which is now within the compas of the house The Ladie of Muswell There was sometime an image of the ladie of Muswell whereunto was a continuall resort in the way of pylgrimage growing as is though as I take it fabulouslie reported in regard of a great cure which was performed by this water vpon a king of Seats who being strangely diseased was by some deuine intelligence aduised to take the water of a Well in England called Muswell which after long scrutation and inquisition this Well was found and performed the cure absolutely to denie the cure I dare not for that the high God hath giuen vertue vnto waters to heale infirmities as may appeere by the cure of Naaman the leper by washing himselfe seauen times in Iordan 2. King 1.14 Iohn 5.2 and by the poole Bethesda which healed the next that stepped thereinto after the water was mooued by the angell * Mockings called also the mannor of Mockings D. 22. an auncient house of the Lord Comptons moated about Morehatch A. 20. a hamlet of Enfeylde Marybone F. 18. Meerstreete F. 22. a member of Hackney N. Northend C. 16. a hamlet of Finchley ** Newington E. 20. there the Earle of Oxforde is sometime refident in a very proper house Neesdon or Neusdon E. 14. a house sometime the Elringtons Northolt lodge F. 6. Northolt F. 8. it soundeth Northwood for hols in the Germayne toung signifieth wood Norwood or Northwood F. 8. Norcote or Northcote G. 8. O. Olde forde F. 22. a village taking name of the forde or passage at that place ouer the riuer Lea in time past * Osterley or Oysterley G. 10. the house nowe of the ladie Greshams Osterley builded a faire and stately building of bricke erected by sir Thomas Gresham knight Citizen and Marchant aduenturer of London and finished about anno 1577. It standeth in a parke by him also impaled well wooded and garnished with manie faire ponds which affoorded not onely fish and fowle as swanes and other water foule but also great vse for milles as paper milles oyle milles and corne milles all which are now decaied a corne mill excepted In the same parke was a verie faire Heronrie for the increase preseruation whereof sundrie allurements were deuised and set vp fallen all to ruine P. Prnner E. 8. * Pymmes C. 20. a proper little house of the right Honorable Lord Burghley Lord high Treasurer of England Ponder sen B. 20. a hamlet of Enfeylds Potters bar A. 16. Preston E. 12. Peryuale or Pureuale F. 10. of this place is spoken before in the nature of the soyle of MYDDLESEX Paddington F. 16. Paddingwyke G. 14. for the the signification of Wyke see Kingstonwyke Pancras Church Pancras Church very auncient F. 20. standeth all alone as vtterly forsaken old and wetherbeaten which for the antiquitie therof it is thought not to yeeld to Paules in London about this Church haue bin manie buildings now decaied leauing poore Pancras without companie or comfort yet it is now and then visited with Kentish towne and Highgate which are members therof but they seldome come there for that they haue chappels of ease within themselues but when there is a corps to be interred they are forced to leaue the same in this forsaken church or churchyard where no doubt it resteth as secure against the day of resurrection as if it laie in stately Paules Pancras as dessolate as it standeth is not forsaken of all aprebrend of Paules accepeth it in right of his office Parsons greene H. 16. R. Riselip E. 16. S. Syon H. 12. was built by HENRIE the 5. sometimes a house of munkes Syon builded but this king expelled them and in t heir place established certaine virgins of Bridgets order and appointed of them so many with priests and lay brethren as were equall with the number of the Apostles and Disciples of Christ namelie of virgines 60. priests 13. deanes 4. lay brethren 8. which made 13. Apostles and 72. Disciples of Christ vpon whome hauing bestowed sufficient reuenues for their maintenaunce he made a lawe that they should not accept of any other gift but content themselues with his contribution and to bestow on the poore whatsoeuer was aboue that which might reasonably suffice them It is now a house of hir Maiesties standing most pleasantly vpon the riuer of Thamys It was called Syon in remembrance of that hill in Ierusalem which was called the Holy hill the mount of the Lord the Citie of Dauid Mouns Syon ** Swakeleys E. 6. sometime a house of the Brockeyes nowe fir Thomas Sherleyes Stanmer great D. 10. Stanmer little called also Whytechurch D. 10. South mymmes A. 14. there is a faire warren of conies of the Lo. Windsores Shackelwell E. 22. Shordich F. 20. Stretford on the bow F. 24. the bridge ouer the riuer lea Ree E. anno 22. is the Bow and thereof is called Stratford on the bow neere it is an olde church founded by HEN. 2. Stepney or Stybenhyth Sir Henry Collet knight buried or Stibonbeath F. 22. In the church thereof is buried sir Henry Collet knight twice Mayor of London who was father to Iohn Collet sometime Deane of Paules who alone builded Paules schoole his armes these There lyeth also the Lady Anne Wentworth wife to Thomas Lord Wentworth Stepney Lady Wentworth buried and daughter to Henry Wentworth Esquier She died the second of Sept. 1571. Sir Thomas Spers knight sometime Controler of the shipes to H. 8.
Tower hill was a monasterie called Eastminster Eastminster of the easterly standing thereof which was called also New abbey founded by EDW. 3. in the yeee 1359. There are within this temple diuers and sundrie most rare and princely monuments some of great antiquitie some also of later times increasing dailie Edward confessor buried among the rest there lieth EDWARD called also the Confessor who laboured before in this famous worke and caused his corps to be interred in the west part of the Church which when HEN. 3. had altred he caused the body of EDW. to be remooued to the place where now it resteth in the east part of the Church Also there lieth HEN. 3. Henry the third buried Tho. Walsing the finisher of this most famous worke whose tombe is there in most kingly manner erected by the dutifull endeuour and charge of EDW. 1. sonne of the said HEN. 3. and for that purpose he brought Iasper stones out of Fraunce wherewith he beautified his fathers sumptuous sepulchre in anno 1280. Manie other Kings and Queenes and persons of high state haue beene there buried of whome the whole catalogue to resite would be tedious There is in this temple a stone in forme of a chaire A stone chayre in S. Peters Church sometime seruing as the throne of the kings of Scots and wherein they were crowned which stone was brought out of Scone in Scotland by EDW. 1. sonne to HEN. 3. about anno 1297. which standeth not far from his fathers monument had in no little price at this day There is adioining vnto this famous temple A chappell of H. 7. in the east ende thereof a chappell erected by HEN. 7. which in regarde of the beautie and curious contriued worke thereof is called of Lelande Orbis miraculum The wonder of the worlde In this mirrour of art Orbis miraculum and archytect are many rare and glorious monuments of Kings and Queenes H. 7. buried among whom the famous founder HEN. 7. lieth vnder a most regall tombe framed artificially formed of bras richly guilded with pure gold Neere this chappell adioining vnto the Thamys was an olde famous building Olde pallace called nowe the Olde pallace which was consumed with fire in the time of EDW. the Confessor It was sometime the pallace of king CANVTVS the Dane Olde pallace king Canutus house also king of Denmarke and where he made his abode about the yeere of Christ 1035. after his returne from Rome into Englande who in regard of his quadruplicitie of kingdomes esteemed himselfe more than a man mortall for his Scicophants had so bewitched him with their inchaunted flatteries that he deemed himselfe no lesse then a God The pride of Cauntus And in this proud conceit on a day he passed by the Thamys which ran by that pallace at the flowing of the tide making staie neere the water the waues cast foorth some part of the water towards him this CANVTVS coniured the waues by his regall commaunde to proceede no farther the Thamys vnacquainted with this newe God held on it course flowing as of custome it vsed to do and refrained not to assayle him neere to the knees whereat this high conceited man as one amazed begon to tremble starting backe protesting that hee was but a man though a mightie king And that he that gouerned those waters was onely worthie to be called a king and all mortall men most mightie kings ought to subiect them vnto him A woorthie note whereby is seene howe the almightie Iehouah by his weake creatures maketh to stoope the most puissant in his owne conceite Some part of this old pallace is yet standing as S. Stephens chappel and other buildings vpon the Thamys neere vnto which is a most famous hall called Westminster hall which was so called for that it was Aularegis a kings court but as touching the founder is great varietie Some affirme that WILLIAM RVFVS builded it E. S. de reb Br. but M. Camden affirmeth that Hoc quod nunc habemus pretorim RIC. 2. diruto vetustiori extruxit suaeque habitationi dicauit RIC. 2. built it and made it his mansion house But me thinks it is to be gathered by the words of Thomas Walsingham Tho. Wals hist. Aug. that Westminster hall was in the time of EDW. the 2. where he saith Si ipsi Barones cum suis assentatoribus in aula Westmonasterii pleno parliamento venirent c. whereby it appeereth that Westminster hall and the place of parlament there was 64. yeeres before RIC. 2. But some may say that the great Hall that nowe is Tho. Wals Ypodigni New pag. 49. was not in those daies but the Hall that is nowe called White hall where the Court of of Requests is now kept To answere that the same Thomas saith Rex E. 1. Celebrauit penticostes in aula magna apud Westmonasterium whereby he maketh a distinction betweene those two hals for the White hall was called also Aula parva the little hall which two hals and other buildings thereunto adioining were vsed by RIC. the 2. who caused all controuersies there to be heard who as all other kings in those daies sat in iudgemēt Kings sat in Court to heare and determine causes whersoeuer the king was in person there was the place of hearing and determining causes sauing that the common plees were by HEN. 3. appointed to be heard in a place certaine as appeereth in magna Charta where it is saide Communia placita non sequntur Curiam nostram Sed teneantur in aliquo loco certo But at this day all causes of whatsoeuer nature for the most part are heard and determinable at this place as a place certeine S. Stephens chappelli Betweene Westminster hall and the Thamys is a chapple of S. Stephens sometime verie beautifull though now in the outwarde shewe something defaced It was reedefied and augmented by EDW. 3. when he came victor out of Fraunce about the yeere of Christ 1347. Westminster had sometime a house of monkes who were remooued thence by HEN. 7. and a Deane with certaine Prebends established Westminster a Bushops sea In the time of EDWARD 6. it was made a bishops See but shortlie after it came againe to a Deane and Prebends Againe Queene MARIE ordeined there an Abbot and his munkes who continued not manie yeeres but were againe cut off by acte of Parleament Lastly our most gratious Queene ELIZABETH made it a collegiate Church instituting a Deane twelue Prebends twelue well deseruing soldiers and fortie schollers who are thereby termed The Queenes schollers who as they become woorthie are preferred to the Vniuersities All which pupils as long as they continue in this colledge are vnder the Deane now D. Goodman Alex. Neuell Norwic. Alexander Neuell Norwic. affirmeth that the Bishops of Caunterburie in the time of RIC. the 1. did make their most abode at Westminster as they do nowe at