John Mottley

(b. 1692, d. 1750)
Writer and biographer.

John Mottley authored or edited the following items in MoEML’s bibliography:

  • Mottley, John. THE HISTORY AND SURVEY OF THE CITIES OF London and Westminster, Borough of SOUTHWARK, and PARTS Adjacent. CONTAINING, I. The Original Foundation, and the Antient and Modern State therof. II. An exact Description of all the Wards, Parishes, Parish-Churches, Palaces, Halls, Hosptials, Public Offices, Edifices, and Monuments, of any Account, throughout the said Cities, Borough, &c. III. A Particular Account of the Government of the said Cities, &c. Ecclesiastical, Civil and Military; of all the Charters, Liberties, Privileges, and Customs; and of all the Livery and other Companies, with their Coats of Arms. IV. Lists of all Offices and Officers of His MAJESTY’s Revenues and Household, and those of the rest of the Royal Family; together with the Salaries thereunto belonging. V. The Antiquities of Westminster-Abbey, with a Description of the Monuments, Tombs, &c. VI. A View and Description of the Mansion-House, and Westminster-Bridge. In which is introduced Sir WILLIAM DUGDALE’S History of St. Paul’s Cathedral from its Foundation: Beautified with various Prospects of the Old Fabrick, which was destroyed by the Fire of London, 1666. As also the Figures of the Tombs and Monuments therein, as they stood in September, 1641, with their Epitaphs neatly imitated, which were defaced in the Grand Rebellion; with an Account of the Foundation and Structure of the New Church till finished. To which is prefixed the Effigies of Sir WILLIAM DUGDALE. The Whole being an Improvement of Mr. STOW’s and other Historical WRITERS and SURVEYS. Dedicated to Sir CRISP GASCOYNE, Knt. By a GENTLEMAN of the Inner-Temple. 2 vols. London: Printed for M. Cooper, W. Reeve, and C. Sympson, 1753. ESTC T100326. British Library copy. Remediated by Eighteenth Century Collections Online.
  • Mottley, John. A Map of London, Westminster, and Southwark. With ye New Buildings to ye Year 1733. A Survey of the cities of London and Westminster, Borough of Southwark and Parts Adjacent. By John Mottley. Vol. 1. London: J. Read, 1733. Frontispiece.
  • Seymour, Robert [pseudonym of John Mottley.] An accurate survey of the cities of London and Westminster, and borough of Southwark: with a compleat history of St. Paul’s Cathedral, and Westminster-Abbey. The whole being an improvement of Mr. Stow’s, and other surveys, by adding whatever alterations have happened in the said cities, &c. to the year 1733, and correcting many errors in the former impressions London: Printed and sold by the booksellers in city, town and country, 1736. ESTC N30472.
  • Seymour, Robert [pseudonym of John Mottley.] A SURVEY OF THE CITIES OF London and Westminster, Borough of SOUTHWARK, and PARTS Adjacent. CONTAINING, I. The Original Foundation, and the Antient and Modern State thereof. II. An exact Description of all Wards and Parishes; Parish-Churches, Palaces, Halls, Hospitals, Public Offices, Edifices, and Monuments, of any Account, throughout the said Cities, Borough, &c. III. A particular Account of the Government of LONDON, Ecclesiastical, Civil, and Military; of all Charters, Liberties, Privileges and Customs; and of all Livery and other Companies, with their Coats of Arms. IV. Lists of all the Officers of His Majesty’s Revenues, and Houshold; and those of the rest of the Royal Family; together with the Salaries thereunto belonging. By Robert Seymour, Esq; The Whole being an Improvement of Mr. STOW’s, and other SURVEYS, by adding whatever Alterations have happened in the said CITIES, &c. to the present Year; and retrenching many Superfluities, and correcting many ERRORS in the former WRITERS. Illustrated with several COPPER PLATES. 2 vols. London: Printed for J. Read, 1733–1735. ESTC T150144. British Library copy. Remediated by Eighteenth Century Collections Online.