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Sheriff of London
Son of
Knight. Father of
Esquire. Buried at St. Peter, Westcheap.
Alderman.
Queen consort of England
Lord Keeper
Alderman.
Twelfth Earl of Warwick.
Bishop of London
Alderman.
Knight of the Garter. Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports and Constable of Dover Castle. Tutor
of
Sheriff of London
Painter of
First Master of the Revels. Husband of
Holy Roman Emperor
King of England
King of England
King of England
King of England and Ireland
King of England
King of England
King of England
Queen of consort England
Sheriff of London
Alderman. Son of
Biographer and clerk.
Sheriff of London
Sheriff of London
Son of
Daughter of
First Earl of Pembroke. French nobleman and knight. Became important in English
politics due to his relationship with
Knight. Husband to
Sheriff of London
Lawyer and historian. Not to be confused with
Sheriff of London
Sheriff of London
Mayor of London
Member of the
Sheriff of London
Duke of Aquitaine and First Duke of Lancaster. Husband of
Member of the
Sheriff of London
Courtier and chief gentleman of the Privy Chamber. Son of
King of England and Ireland
King of England
King of England
King of England
King of England and Lord of Ireland
King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine
King of England
Sheriff of London
Sixth Earl of Kent and Duke of Surrey. Father of
Alderman.
Fifth Earl of Lincoln. Benefactor of St. Paul’s Cathedral. Buried at St. Paul’s Cathedral.
First Duke of Gloucester. Prince, soldier, and literary patron. Rebuit Baynard’s Castle after it was destroyed by fire in
Poet and monk of Bury.
Chamberlain of London.
Queen of England and Ireland
Diplomat and Member of Parliament. Not to be confused with
Bishop of London
Chamberlain of London. Husband of
Sheriff of London
Lord Chancellor of England. Husband of
Bishop of London
Member of the
Buried at St. Peter, Westcheap. Not to be confused with
King of Spain
Queen consort of England
First Marquis of Winchester. Father of
King of England
Bachelor of Divinity. Master of St. Anthony’s Hospital.
King of England
Historian and author of
Alderman.
Sheriff of London
Member of the
Lawyer and landowner.
Alderman. Buried at St. Peter, Westcheap.
Sheriff of London
King of England
Printer.
Bookseller and printer.
Archbishop of York
Sheriff of London
Sheriff of London
Sheriff of London
Sheriff of London
Bishop of Salisbury
First Earl of Lancaster and First Earl of Leicester. Son of
Lord High Treasurer
Sheriff of London
Sheriff of London
Sheriff of London
Sheriff of London
Mayor of London
Sheriff of London
Sheriff of London
Author and courtier.
Sheriff of London
First Earl of Worcester. Beheaded in
Member of the
Member of the
Buried at St. Foster.
Wife of
Hermit of St. James in the Wall Hermitage.
Earl of Pembroke. Husband of
Countess of Pembroke. Wife of
Member of the
Sheriff of London
Member of the
Financier of Greyfriars.
Alderman. Financier of Greyfriars.
Financier of Greyfriars.
Financier of Greyfriars.
First Earl of Kent. Justiciar for
Wife of
Earl of Richmond. Financier of Greyfriars.
Seventh Earl of Hertford and Eighth Earl of Gloucester. Warden of Scotland and
Captain of Scotland. Financier of Greyfriars. Brother of
Sister of
Sister of
Financier of Greyfriars.
First Baron Lisle. Franciscan monk at Greyfriars. Financier of Greyfriars.
Financier of Greyfriars.
Financier of Greyfriars.
Duchess of Norfolk and Countess Marshall. Financier of Greyfriars. Buried at Christ Church.
Friar at Greyfriars.
French Franciscan friar.
Bishop of Rochester
King of France
Countess of Bedford. Wife of
Husband of
Duke of Brittany. Husband of
Wife of
Duchess of Brittany. Daughter of
Duchess of Buckingham. Buried at Christ Church.
Baron. Husband of
Wife of
Countess of Devon. Buried at Christ Church.
Earl of Pembroke. Husband of
First Earl of Norfolk. Father of
Bishop of Carbon in Hungary. Buried at Christ Church.
Administrator. Buried at Christ Church.
Husband of
Wife of
Knight. Participated in the Agincourt campaign. Buried at Christ Church.
Buried at Christ Church.
Queen consort of Scotland
Duke of Burgundy. Youngest son of
Lord of the Mercians
Reedified the jail at Newgate in
Sheriff of London
First Earl of Essex. Portgrave of London during the
Portgrave of London during the
Member of the
Sheriff of London
King of the Anglo-Saxons
Sheriff of London
Mayor of London
Husband of
Knight. Beheaded in
Keeper of the King’s Exchange.
Sheriff of London
Sheriff of London
Administrator and historical compiler. Buried at St. Benet Sherehog.
Knight. Friar and Confessor of
Archbishop of Canterbury
Sheriff of London
Doctor of Divinity. Founder of St. Paul’s School in
Wife of
First Baron of Saye and Sele. Husband of
Central figure of the Bible.
Knight of the Garter. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
Husband of
Tenth Earl of Warwick. Father of
Tenement owner in Castle Baynard Wall. Father of
Duke of Bourbon and Duke of Auvergne. Earl of Claremont.
Third Earl of Kent.
Chief Justice
King of Kent.
Bishop of Rochester
Classical scholar. Son of
Father of
Bishop of Llandaff
Baron Hylton. Buried at Christ Church.
First Baron Clinton. Buried at Christ Church.
Knight. Lord of Willoughby and Welles. Buried at Christ Church.
Esquire. Beheaded in
Esquire. Buried at Christ Church.
Baron of Bothell. Buried at Christ Church.
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
Son of
Father of
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
Esquire. Buried at Christ Church.
First Baron Mountjoy. Knight of the Garter. Father of
Second Baron Mountjoy. Buried at Christ Church.
Wife of
Daughter of
Third Baron Mountjoy. Father of
Knight. Father of
Knight. Son of
Knight. Grandfather of
Lord Montjoy. Son of
Soldier. Son of
Daughter of
Son of
Knight.
Wife of
Wife of
Esquire. Husband of
Esquire. Husband of
Esquire. Buried at Christ Church.
Buried at Christ Church.
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
Buried at Christ Church.
Knight of the Garter. Buried at Christ Church.
Author. Buried at Christ Church.
Justice of the Common Pleas and King’s Bench. Buried at Christ Church.
Justice of the Common Pleas and King’s Bench. Buried at Christ Church.
Killed at the Battle of Barnet in
Killed at the Battle of Barnet in
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
Clergyman.
Father of
Son of
King of Arms. Buried at Christ Church. Not to be
confused with
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
Gentleman of Gray’s Inn. Buried at Christ Church.
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
Administrator and Third Baron of Cobham. Buried at Christ Church.
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
Esquire. Lord High Treasurer
Esquire. Son of
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
First Earl of Dorset. Brother of
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
Son of
Lord of Tormerton. Father of
Esquire. Buried at Christ Church.
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
Buried at Christ Church.
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
Esquire. Buried at Christ Church.
Hanged at Tyburn for murdering her husband. Buried at Christ Church.
Gentleman of Gray’s Inn. Buried at Christ Church.
Buried at Christ Church.
Buried at Christ Church.
Sergeant at Arms. Buried at St. Sepulchre.
Gentleman. Buried at Christ Church.
Gentleman. Buried at Christ Church.
Gentleman of Gray’s Inn. Buried at Christ Church.
Sheriff of London from
Son of
Gentleman. Son of
Father of
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
Vivil lawyer.
Sheriff of London
Member of the
Member of the
Keeper of the King’s Exchange.
Keeper of the King’s Exchange.
Sheriff of London
Sheriff of London
Sheriff of London
Member of the
Gentleman. Buried at St. Augustine, Watling Street.
Member of the
Member of the
Archbishop of Canterbury
Bishop of Bath
Witness to the original text regarding the foundation of the St. Paul’s Cathedral.
Justice and administrator.
Lord Chancellor of England
Died while working on the steeple of St. Paul’s Cathedral.
King’s plumber during the building of St. Paul’s Cathedral.
Donated land to St. Paul’s Cathedral.
Financier of St. Paul’s Cloister.
Chancellor of St. Paul’s Cathedral.
Alderman of St. Paul’s Cathedral.
Official of St. Paul’s Cathedral.
Remembrancer.
Clerk.
Diplomat.
Buried at St. Paul’s Charnel House.
Courtier and soldier.
Pope
Bishop of London
Bishop of London
Bishop of London
King of Essex
Bishop of London
Bishop of London
Bishop of London
Lord Chancellor of England
Knight.
Knight.
Administrator and justice.
Knight. Witness to a land transfer contract involving St. Paul’s Cathedral.
Knight. Witness to a land transfer contract involving St. Paul’s Cathedral.
Knight. Witness to a land transfer contract involving St. Paul’s Cathedral.
Witness to a land transfer contract involving St. Paul’s Cathedral.
Witness to a land transfer contract involving St. Paul’s Cathedral.
Knight. Witness to a land grant involving St. Paul’s Cathedral.
Knight. Witness to a land grant involving St. Paul’s Cathedral.
Knight. Witness to a land grant involving St. Paul’s Cathedral.
Witness to a land grant involving St. Paul’s Cathedral.
Witness to a land grant involving St. Paul’s Cathedral.
Witness to a land grant involving St. Paul’s Cathedral.
Apostle of
Courtier in the
Justice.
Buried at St. Paul’s Cathedral.
Sheriff of London
Bishop of London
Bishop of London
Third Baron Latimer. Husband of
First Earl of Pembroke. Not to be confused with
Lord Chancellor of England
Bishop of London
Bishop of Bristol
Paternoster.
Sixth Baron of Bergavenny.
Buried at St. Martin, Ludgate.
Buried at St. Martin, Ludgate.
Buried at St. Martin, Ludgate.
Sheriff of London
Sheriff of London
Lord Chief Justice of the Court of the King’s Bench. Recorder of London.
Sheriff of London
Queen consort of Scotland
Earl. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
Countess of Norfolk. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
Fourth Earl of Norfolk.
Countess of Arundel. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
Son of
Daughter of
Wife of
Fourth Earl of Norfolk. Husband of
Buried at St. Martin, Ludgate.
Daughter of
Member of Parliament. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
Father of
Father of
Countess of Northampton. Daughter of
First Barton Badlesmere. Father of
First Earl of Northampton.
Countess of Arundel and Countess of Surrey. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
Daughter of
Father of
Husband of
Knight. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
Earl of Chester. Son of
Lawyer and chief justice. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
Second Lord de Say. Husband of
Wife of
First Baron Beauchamp of Bletso. Soldier and peer. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
Wife of
Father of
Daughter of
Knight. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
Knight. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
Husband of
Wife of
Seventh Baron of Burford. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
Daughter of
Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield
Mother of
Member of Parliament and Chancellor of the Exchequer. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
Noblewoman. Wife of
Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
Esquire. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
Bishop of St. David’s, Wales
Esquire. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
Esquire. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
Esquire. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
Member of the
Earl of Devonshire. Buried at Blackfriars Monastery.
Parson of St. Michael le Querne. Buried at St. Michael le Querne.
Hatter. Buried at St. Michael le Querne.
Member of the
Prior of Christ Church. Buried at St. Michael le Querne.
Member of the
Husband of
Wife of
Husband of
Duchess of Warwick.
Parson at St. Martin, Ludgate.
Queen consort of Scotland
Sheriff of London
Sheriff of London
Sheriff of London
Sheriff of London
Sheriff of London
Fellow of Gray’s Inn. Sergeant of London. Buried at Christ Church.
Buried at St. Augustine, Watling Street.
Wife of
Namesake of Gutter Lane (also known as Guthuruns Lane).
Namesake of Carey Lane (also known as Kery Lane).
First Earl of Westmorland. Father of
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
Wife of
Husband of
Earl of Westmorland. Son of
Knight. Buried at Christ Church.
Father of
First Baron Beauchamp of Warwicke. Knight of the Garter. Son of
Archbishop of Canterbury
First Earl of Richmond. Magnate during the
Wife of
Father of
Husband of
The
The
The
The
The Blackfriars, named for their customary
black mantle and hood
, were an order of mendicant friars founded by
either drifted into poverty, or else
entered the ranks of the secular clergy
(Jarrett 169).
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Farringdon Within Ward shares parts of its eastern and southern borders with the western and northern boundaries of Castle Baynard Ward. This ward is called
Aldersgate Ward is west of Cripplegate Ward. Both the ward and its main street are named after Aldersgate, the north gate of the city.
Farringdon Without Ward is west of Farringdon Within Ward and Aldersgate Ward and is located outside the Wall. This ward is called
Farringdon Ward is the name of the larger, single ward predating both Farringdon Within Ward and Farringdon Without Ward. This ward was divided by
The city of London, not to be confused with the allegorical character (
Located in Farringdon Within Ward, Ludgate was a gate built by the Romans (Carlin and Belcher 80). for his owne honor
(Stow 1:1).
Cheapside Cross (Eleanor Cross), pictured but not labelled on the
Agas map, stood on Cheapside Street between Friday Street and Wood
Street. St. Peter, Westcheap lay to its
west, on the north side of Cheapside Street. The
prestigious shops of
Wood Street ran north-south, connecting at its southernmost end with Cheapside Street and continuing northward to Little Wood Street, which led directly into Cripplegate. It crossed over Huggin Lane, Lad Lane, Maiden Lane (Wood Street), Love Lane, Addle Lane, and Silver Street, and ran parallel to Milk Street in the east and Gutter Lane in the west. Wood Street lay within Cripplegate Ward. It is labelled as Wood Streat
on the Agas map and is drawn in the correct position.
Gutter Lane ran north-south from Cheapside to Maiden Lane (Wood Street). It is to the west of Wood Street and to the east of Foster Lane, lying within the north-eastern most area of Farringdon Ward Within and serving as a boundary to Aldersgate ward. It is labelled as Goutter Lane
on the Agas map.
Huggin Lane (Wood Street) ran east-west connecting Wood Street in the east to Gutter Lane in the west. It ran parallel between Cheapside in the south and Maiden Lane (Wood Street) in the north. It was in Cripplegate Ward. It is labelled as Hoggyn la
on the Agas map.
Carey Lane ran east-west, connecting Gutter Lane in the east and Foster Lane in the west. It ran parallel between Maiden Lane (Wood Street) in the north and Cheapside Street in the south. The Agas Map labels it Kerie la
.
Cheapside Street, one of the most important streets in early modern London, ran east-west between the Great Conduit at the foot of Old Jewry to the Little Conduit by St. Paul’s churchyard. The terminus of all the northbound streets from the river, the broad expanse of Cheapside Street separated the northern wards from the southern wards. It was lined with buildings three, four, and even five stories tall, whose shopfronts were open to the light and set out with attractive displays of luxury commodities (Weinreb and Hibbert 148). Cheapside Street was the centre of London’s wealth, with many
Foster Lane ran north-south between Cheapside in the south and Oat Lane in the north. It crossed Lily Pot Lane, St. Anne’s Lane, Maiden Lane (Wood Street), and Carey Lane. It sat between St. Martin’s Lane to the west and Gutter Lane to the east. Foster Lane is drawn on the Agas Map in the correct position, labelled as Forster Lane
.
Noble Street ran north-south between Maiden Lane (Wood Street) in the south and Silver Street in the north. It is all of Aldersgate street ward
(Stow). On the Agas map, it is labelled as Noble Str.
and is depicted as having a right-hand curve at its north end, perhaps due to an offshoot of the London Wall.
Noble Street is not to be confused with Watling Street, which bears Noble
as a variant toponym.
London Wall was a long street running along the inside of the northern part of the City Wall. It ran east-west from the north end of Broad Street to Cripplegate (Prockter and Taylor 43). The modern London Wall street is a major traffic thoroughfare now. It follows roughly the route of the former wall, from Old Broad Street to the Museum of London (whose address is 150 London Wall).
Cripplegate was one of the original gates in the city wall (Weinreb, Hibbert, Keay, and Keay 221; Harben). It was the northern gate of a large fortress that occupied the northwestern corner of the Roman city.
St. Martin’s Lane (le Grand) ran north-south between St. Anne’s Lane and Cheapside Street and was located at the western edge of Aldersgate Ward. The street takes its name from the church of St. Martin’s le Grand located to the east of the street. This portion of the Agas map is labelled
Pentecost Lane ran north from Newgate Street past St. Nicholas Shambles, now Roman Bath Street. Pentecost Lane is not featured on the Agas map.
Butchers’ Alley ran parallel to Pentecost Lane to the Butchers’ Hall on the east side of Christ Church. It is not labelled on the Agas map.
North out of Newgate, Stinking Lane runs parallel to both Pentecost Lane and Butchers’ Alley. Ekwall notes Stinking Lane as a euphemistic variant of Fowle Lane, while
Friday Street passed south through Bread Street Ward, beginning at the cross in Cheapside Street and ending at Old Fish Street. It was one of many streets that ran into Cheapside Street market whose name is believed to originate from the goods that were sold there.
Watling Street ran east-west between St. Sythes Lane in Cordwainer Street Ward and Old Change in Bread Street Ward. It is visible on the Agas map under the label Watlinge ſtreat
.
Noble Street
(Stow 1598, sig. O4v). This should not lead to confusion with Noble Street in Aldersgate Ward. There is an etymological explanation for this crossover of names. According to Ekwall, the name Watling
ultimately derives from an Old English word meaning king’s son
(Ekwall 81-82). Watling Street remains distinct from the Noble Street in Aldersgate Ward.
Surrounding St. Paul’s Cathedral, St. Paul’s Churchyard has had a multi-faceted history in use and function, being the location of burial, crime, public gathering, and celebration. Before its destruction during the civil war, St. Paul’s Cross was located in the middle of the churchyard, providing a place for preaching and the delivery of Papal edicts (Thornbury).
According to the Virtual Pauls’ Cross Project, St. Paul’s Gate (northern) was located at the intersection of Paternoster Row and Cheapside Street and gave access to St Paul’s Churchyard from the northeast (VPCP). Carlin and Belcher’s 1270 map simply labels the gate as
St. Paul’s Cathedral was—and remains—an important church in London. In
Bowyer Row, according to Harben, ran east-west from Creed Lane to Ludgate (Harben). It was the unofficial yet descriptive name given to a section of Ludgate Street by early modern Londoners, so called of bowiers dwelling there in old time
(Stow 1598, sig. T1v).
The largest and wealthiest friary in England, Blackfriars was not only a
religious institution but also a cultural, intellectual, and political centre of London. The friary housed
London’s Dominican friars (known in England as the Black friars) after their move from
the smaller Blackfriars precincts in Holborn. The Dominicans’ aquisition of the site,
overseen by
Castle Baynard Ward is west of Queenhithe Ward and Bread Street Ward. The ward is named after Baynard’s Castle, one of its main ornaments.
Westminster Abbey was a historically significant church, located on the bottom-left corner of the Agas map. Colloquially known as
In the middle ages, Westcheap was the main market west of Walbrook, so called to distinguish it from Eastcheap, the market
in the east. By
Charing Cross was one of twelve memorial crosses erected by builded of stone
and was of old time a fayre péece of work
(Stow 1598, sig. 2B3r). It stood for three and a half centuries, but by the beginning of the 17th century [the cross] had fallen into a very ruinous condition
(Sugden). It, as well as the other crosses, was condemned in
Silver Street was a small but historically significant street that ran east-west, emerging out of Noble Street in the west and merging into Addle Street in the east. Monkwell Street (labelled Muggle St.
on the Agas map) lay to the north of Silver Street and seems to have marked its westernmost point, and Little Wood Street, also to the north, marked its easternmost point. Silver Street ran through Cripplegate Ward and Farringdon Within Ward. It is labelled as Syluer Str.
on the Agas map and is drawn correctly. Perhaps the most noteworthy historical fact about Silver Street is that it was the location of one of the houses in which
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St. Nicholas Church was situated on the north side of St. Nicholas Shambles street in Farringdon Within Ward. The church was demolished amid
Enduring for over three centuries, longer than any other London friary, Greyfriars garnered support
from both England’s landed elite and common Londoners. Founded in
Cornhill Ward is west of Bishopsgate Ward and south of Broad Street Ward. According to corne Market
once held there.
Note: Cornhill and Cornhill Ward are nearly synonymous in terms of location and nomenclature - thus, it can be a challenge to tell one from the other. Topographical decisions have been made to the best of our knowledge and ability.
According to
Smithfield was an open, grassy area located outside the Wall. Because of its location close to the city centre, Smithfield was used as a site for markets, tournaments, and public executions. From
Harben notes St. Audoen sits at the north corner of Warwick Lane, in Farringdon Ward Within (Harben).
According to
According to
According to
St. Bartholomew the Great was a church in Farringdon Without Ward on the south side of
Long Lane, Smithfield. It was made a parish church at the Dissolution of the Monasteries and was declared
a gift to the citizens of London for relieving of the Poore
in
Although its name evokes the pandemonium of the archetypal madhouse, Bethlehem (Bethlem, Bedlam) Hospital was not always an asylum. As Priorie of Cannons with brethren and
sisters
, founded in one of the Sheriffes of London
(Stow 1:164). We know from
Located in Farringdon Within Ward, Christ’s Hospital was a opened in
In early modern London, there were two Laurence Lanes: St. Lawrence Poultney Lane, which served as the boundary between Downgate Ward and Candlewick Ward, and St. Laurence Lane, Guildhall which was in Cheap ward (Harben). The latter Laurence Lane, to which this page refers, held great importance in the procession of mayoral pageants. It ran north-south, connecting Cheapside at the south and Cateaton Street (labelled on the Agas map as Ketton St.
) in the north. It ran parallel between Milk Street to the west and Ironmonger Lane to the east. It is drawn correctly on the Agas map and is labelled as S. Laurence lane.
Lady Chapel, Christ Church was a chapel in Christ Church located by the organs (Kingsford). Those of note buried within the chapel include
Postles Chapel, Christ Church also known as chapel of the Apostles was a chapel in Christ Church located south of the choir (Nichols). Those of note buried within the chapel include
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ON the South ſide of Alderſgate Warde, lyeth
Faringdon Warde, called
Infra, or within, for
a difference from an other Ward of that name,
which
lyeth without the walles of the Citie,
and is therefore called Farindon Extra. Theſe
two Wards of old time were but one,
and had
alſo but one Alderman, til yͤ
17. of Richard the
ſecond
greatneſſe therof, was
diuided into twaine, & by
to haue two Aldermen,
and ſo it continueth till this day. The whole
great Warde
of Farindon, both Infra
and Extra, tooke name of
of the Sheriffes of
London, in the yere 9. of Edward the
firſt
of
déeds which I haue read thereof may appeare.
Ralphe Arderne
knight, graunted to
Sheriffes in the yeare 1277.) all the Aldermanry with the appur
This Warde of Faringdon within the walles,
is bounded thus:
Beginning in the Eaſt, at the great
Croſſe in Weſt Cheape, from
whence it runneth Weſt. On the North ſide
from the pariſh church
of S. Peter, (which
is at the Southweſt corner of Woodſtréete) vnto
Guthurums Lane, and downe that Lane, to Hugon Lane on the
Eaſt ſide, and to Kery Lane on the Weſt.
Then againe into Cheape, and to Foſter Lane,
Lane, on the Eaſt ſide, to
the North ſide of Saint Fauſters Church,
and on the Weſt, till ouer againſt the Southweſt corner of the ſaid
Church, from
whence downe Fauſter Lane, and Noble Stréete, is
all of Alderſgate ſtréete Warde, till ye come to the ſtone wall, in the
Weſt
ſide of Noble ſtréete.
Then by the ſaid wal downe to Winſor houſe,
(or Neuils Inne)
and downe Monkes-well ſtréete, on that Weſt ſide, and then by
London wall to Criple Gate. And the Weſt
ſide of that ſame Gate
is of Faringdon
Warde.
Then backe againe into Cheape, and from Fauſter Lane end,
to Saint
Martins Lane end, and from thence through Saint Nicholas Shambles, by
Then on the South from againſt the ſaid great Croſſe in
Cheap,
Weſt from Fridayes ſtréete, and
downe that ſtréet on the Eaſt ſide,
till ouer againſt the North Eaſt corner of
S. Mathewes Church:
Then againe along Cheape to the old Exchaunge, and downe
that Lane (on the Eaſt ſide)
to the pariſh church of Saint Auguſtine, (which church and one houſe next
adioyning in Watheling
Then againe into Cheape, and from the North end of
the old
Exchaunge, Weſt by the North Gate of Powles church yarde,
vp Pater Noſter Rowe, by the two Lanes out of Powles church,
and to a ſigne of the Golden Lyon, which is ſome twelue houſes
ſhort of Aue Mary Lane: the Weſt ſide of which Lane,
is of this
Warde.
Then at the South ende of Aue Mary Lane, is
Creed Lane:
the Weſt ſide whereof, is
alſo of this Warde.
Now betwixt the South ende of Aue Mary
Lane, and the
North ende of Creede
Lane, is the comming out of Powles
Church
yarde. On the Eaſt, and the high ſtréete called Bowier
Rowe, to Ludgate on the Weſt ſide:
which way to Ludgate is of
this Warde. On the North
ſide whereof, is Saint Martins church.
And
on the South ſide, the turning into the blacke
Friers.
Nowe to turne vp againe to the North ende of Aue
Mary
Lane, there is a ſhort Lane which runneth Weſt ſome ſmall
di
ſtance, and is there cloſed vp with a
gate into a great houſe: and this
is called Amen
Lane.
Then on the North ſide of Pater Noſter
Rowe, beginning at
the conduit ouer againſt the Olde Exchaunge Lane ende, and go
ing weſt by Saint Michaels church. At the
weſt ende of which
church, is a ſmall paſſage through the Church, towards the
North.
And beyond this church ſome ſmall diſtance, is an other paſſage,
which is
called Paniar-Alley: and
commeth out againſt Saint
Martins Lane
ende.
Then further Weſt, in Pater Noſter Rowe, is
Iuie Lane,
which runneth North to the weſt
ende of Saint Nicholas Sham
bles. And then weſt Pater Noſter Rowe, till ouer againſt the
And then about ſome dozen houſes (which is of Baynards
Ca
ſtle Warde) to UUarwike Lane ende: which UUarwicke Lane,
ſtretcheth North to the high ſtréete of Newgate Market. And the
weſt ſide of UUarwicke Lane is of this Faringdon UUarde. For
the Eaſt ſide of UUarwick
Lane, of Aue Mary Lane, and of
Creed
Lane, with the UUeſt ende of
Pater Noſter Rowe, are all of
Baynards Caſtle UUarde.
Yet (to begin againe at the ſaid Conduit by the old
Exchange)
on the North ſide thereof, is a large ſtréete that runneth vp
to New
gate,
as is aforeſaid. The firſt part or Southſide whereof, from the
conduit to the Shambles, is called Bladder
ſtréete. Then on the
backe ſide of the ſhambles, be diuers ſlaughter houſes, and ſuch like,
pertaining to the
ſhambles, and this is called Mount-Godard ſtréet.
Then is the Shambles it ſelfe. And then Newgate Market. And
ſo the whole ſtréete on both ſides vp to Newgate, is of this UUarde,
and thus it is wholly
bounded.
Monuments in this UUarde, there be theſe. Firſt the great
Croſſe in UUeſt cheape. But in the warde of
Faringdon, the which
croſſe was firſt erected in that place, in the yeare
1291. in the
ElianorHerdeby (a Towne neare
vnto the
citie of Lincolne) her bodie was brought from thence to
Weſtminſter. And this King (in memorie of her)
cauſed at euery
place (where the bodie was ſtaied in the way) a ſtately croſſe of
ſtone to be made and erected, with the Quéenes Image and Armes
vpon it: as at
Grantham, Woborne, Northampton, Stony Stratfoord, Dunſtable, S. Albons, Waltham, Weſt Cheape, and at
This Croſſe in weſt cheape, being like to thoſe
other, which re
maine till this day, and
being by length of time decaied,
therley 1441. licenſe of
Wherupon proclamation was made, that who ſo wold bewray the
doers therof, ſhuld
haue fortie crownes: but nothing came to light.
The Image of the bleſſed virgin at
the time robbed of her ſon, and
her armes broken by which ſhee ſtaied him on her
knées, her whole
bodie alſo was ſtrained with ropes ſo as it was readie to fall:
But
was in the yeare 1595. againe faſtened and repaired. In the yeare
On the Eaſt ſide of the ſame Croſſe, the ſteppes being taken
thence, vnder the
Image of
curious wrought frame of grey Marble,
and in the ſame an Image
in Alablaſter of a woman, (for the moſt part naked) and
Thames
water prilling from her breaſts: but the ſame is oft times
dryed
vp.
At the Southweſt corner of Woodſtréete, is the
pariſh Church
of S. Peter
the Apoſtle, by the ſaid Croſſe, a proper
Church lately
new builded. 1503.
appoin
The long ſhop, or narrow ſhed, incroching on the high way be
fore this Church, was licenſed to be made in the yeare
1401. for
Then is Guthuruns lane, ſo called of
owner thereof.
The inhabitants of this lane, of olde time were gold
beaters, as doth appeare by records in the Exchequer. For
the ea
ſterling money was appointed to be
made of fine ſiluer, ſuch as men
made into foyle, and was commonly called ſiluer
of Guthuruns
lane, &c.
The Embrotherers Hall is
in this lane.
Embrotherer, then Goldſmith, Sheriffe,
deceaſed 1519. gaue
Then in the high ſtréet on the ſame North ſide, is the Sadlers Hall.
And then Fauſter
lane (ſo called) of Saint Fauſters, a faire
church,
lately new builded.
deceaſed 1509.
builded S.
Then downe Fauſterlane and Noble ſtréete, at the North
end
whereof, is one great houſe builded of
ſtone, commonly called the
Lord Windſors
houſe, but I haue read it by the name of Neuels
Inne in ſiluer ſtréete, and at the ende of Monkes well ſtréete.
In this ſtreete on the weſt ſide thereof, is the Barbers
Chi
rurgians Hall, whom obtained their
incorporation in the yeare
Edward the fourth
an
Hermitage, (or Chappell
of Saint Iames) called in the Wall,
neare Cripplegate: it belonged to the Abbey and Couent of Gara
don, as appeareth by a record of Edward the firſt
ſeuen yeareEdward the third
yeare
Couent of Geredon, founded two Chapleins, ciſtercian Monkes of
their
houſe: in this Hermitage, one of them was founded there, for
Pembrooke, and
Paule
Of theſe Monkes, and of a well pertaining to them, the ſtréete
tooke that name,
and is called Monkes-well ſtreete. This Hermi
tage with the purtenāces, was in the Edward the
ſixt
chaſed from the ſaid
King, by
of the kings Chappell,
Citizen and cloathworker of London: he de
ceaſed in the yeare 1577. and then gaue it
to the
Againe to the high ſtréete of Cheape, from Fauſter lane ende
to S.
Martins, and by that Lane to the Shambels or fleſh market,
on the North
ſide whereof, is Penticoſt Lane, containing di
uers ſlaughterhouſes for the
Hall.
Then was there of olde time, a proper Pariſh Church of
Saint
Nicholas, whereof the ſaid
fleſh market tooke the name, and was
called S.
Nicholas Shambles. This church with the tenements,
and
Ornaments, was by Henry the eight
communaltie of
the citie, towards the maintenance of the newe
Pariſh church, then to bee erected
in the late diſſolued church of the
Gray Fryers: ſo
was this church diſſolued and pulled downe. In
place whereof, and of the church
yard, many faire houſes are now
builded in a court with a well, &c.
Then is Stinking lane, ſo called, or Chicke-lane at the
Eaſt end of the Gray Fryers church. And then the late diſſolued
church of the Gray Fryers:
The Originall whereof, was
this.
ued at Douer: fiue of them remained
at Canterburie, the other 4.
came to London, were lodged at the
preaching Friers in Oldboorn,
for the ſpace of fiftéene dayes: and then they hyred
an houſe in Corn
hill, of
there little cells, wherein they
inhabited, but ſhortly after, the de
uotion
of the citizens towards them, and the number of the Fry
ers ſo increaſed, that they were by the citizens remooued
to a place
in S. Nicholas Shambles: which
ted
vnto the comunaltie, to the vſe of theſe ſaid Fryers, and him
ſelfe became a lay-brother amongſt them. About the yeare 1225.
Richmond, builded the bodie of the
church, to the charges of thrée hundred pound, and gaue many rich
Iewels and
Ornaments to be vſed in the ſame.
of Pembroke,
ſeuentie pound. Gloſter, be
ſtowed 20. great beams out of his Forreſt of
Tūbridge, & 20. pound
Starlings: Helianor le
SpencerElizabeth de Brugh
ſiſter to
citizens: as Robert Bar
ron Liſle
lomew de
Almaine
Edward the third70. pound. And ſo the worke was done with
in the ſpace of 21. yeares 1327.
This church thus rich furniſhed with windowes made at the charges of diuers
perſons, the
ding, and within three yeares after, furniſhed with
bookes, to the
charges of fiue hundred fiftie ſixe pound, tenne ſhillings, whereof
boorne by
Thomas Winchelſey
writing out of
D. Nicholas de lira his workes in two volumes, to
This whole Church containeth in length thrée
hundred foote,
of the feete of S. Paul: in
breadth, eightie nine foote, and in heigth
from the ground to the Roofe, 64.
foote, and two inches, &c. It was
conſecrated 1325. and at the
generall ſuppreſſion, was valued at
Which gift was by pattent of Saint Bartholomewes
Spittle
in Smithfield, lately valued at
thrée hundred fiue pound ſixe ſhil
lings
ſeuen pence, and ſurrendred to the King: of the ſaid Church
of the Gray Fryers, and of two parriſh Churches, the one of Saint
Nicholas in the Shambels, and the other of S. Ewines in New
gate market, which were to be made one Pariſh
Church in the ſayd
Fryers Church, and in lands hee
gaue for maintenance of the ſayd
Church, with diuine ſeruice, reparations, &c.
500. markes by yeare
for euer.
The 38. of Henry the eight
gréement was made betwixt the King and the Maior, and
commu
naltie of London: dated
the 27. of December
gift of the Gray Fryers Church, with all the Edifices, and ground,
the Fratrie, the
Librarie, the Dortar, and Chapter-houſe, the great
Cloyſtrie and the leſſer:
tenements, gardens, and vacant grounds,
Lead, Stone, Iron, &c. The Hoſpitall of S. Bartholomewe in weſt
of the ſame Hoſpitall, with all the Meſſuages, Tenements,
and ap
purtenances. The Pariſhes of Saint Nicholas, and of S. Ewin,
and ſo much of Saint Pulchers as is within the gate, called
New
gate,
were made one Pariſh church in the Gray Fryers
church,
and called Chriſtes church: founded
by Henry the 8
The Uickar of Chriſts church was to haue 26. pound, 13. s.
4. d. the yeare. The
Uicar of S. Bartholomew 13. li. 6. s. 8. d. The
Uiſitar of Newgate (being
a Prieſt) ten pound. And other 5. Prieſts
in Chriſtes
church, all to be helping in the diuine ſeruice, miniſtring
the
Sacraments, and Sacramentals, the fiue Prieſts to haue 8. li.
the péece. 2.
Clarks, 6. pound each. A Sexton 4. li. Moreouer, he gaue
them the Hoſpitall of Bethelem: with the lauer of
Braſſe, by eſtima
tion, 18. foote in length,
and 2. foote and a halfe in depth, and the wa
ter courſe of leade to the ſaid Fryer houſe belonging, conteining by
eſtimation
in lēgth, 18. Acres. In the yeare 1552. began the prepa
The defaced Monuments in this church were theſe. Firſt in
the
Quire of the MargaretFrance,
and wife to Edward the firſt 1317.
Monuments are
wholly defaced: for there were 9. Tombes of Ala
blaſter and Marble, inuironed with ſtrikes of Iron in the
Quire,
and one Tombe in the bodie of the church alſo coped with yron, all
pulled
downe, beſides 7. ſcore graue ſtones of Marble, all ſold for 50.
pound or
thereabouts, by Martin Bowes
there,
From this church Weſt to Newgate, is of this Warde.
Now
for the Southſide of this Warde, beginning againe at the croſſe in
Cheape, from thence to Friday ſtréete, and downe that ſtréete on
the Weſt ſide, till ouer
againſt the Northweſt corner of S. Matthewes church. And on the
Weſt ſide, to the South corner of the
From this Friday ſtréete, Weſt to the Old
Exchaunge, a ſtréet
ſo called of the Kings Exchaunge there kept, which was for the re
ceit of Bullion, to be quoyned. For
Henry the 36.
yeare of
his raigneScabines and men of
Ipre, that he and his
councell had giuen prohibition, that none,
ſhould make chaunge of plate or other Maſſe of ſiluer, but onely
in
this Exchaunge at London, or at Canterbury. Andrew Buke then had to Farme the Exchaunge
of England, and was Ma
as the ſame were
worne, and deliuered new to al the Mints in Eng
land, as more at large in another place I haue noted.
This ſtréete beginneth by Weſt Cheape in the North,
and
runneth downe South to Knight-Riders ſtréete:
that part thereof
which is called Olde-Fiſh ſtréete,
but the very houſing and Office
of the Exchaunge and
Coynage, was about the midſt therof, South
from the Eaſt Gate that
entereth Pawles Church yarde, and on the
Weſt ſide
in Baynards Caſtle Warde.
On the Eaſt ſide of this Lane, betwixt Weſt cheape,
and the
church of S. Auguſtine, Ed. the
firſt
ployed on London Bridge.
The pariſh church of S. Auguſtine, and one houſe next
adioy
ning in Watheling ſtreete, is of this Warde called
Faringdon.
This is a faire church, and lately well repaired,
wherein be Monu
ments remaining of
1450.
Then is the North church yard of Powles, in the
which ſtan
deth the Cathedrall church of S. Paule. This church was firſt foun
ded by Ethelbart King of Kent 610. he
AedelbertusRex deo inſpirante, pro animæ ſua remedio dedit epiſcopo melito terram qua appellatur
Tillingeham ad monaſter: ſui ſolatiū ſcilioz, S. Pauli:
William the Conqueror
church of S. Paule in London,
exemplified in the Tower: the la
tin thereof Engliſhed thus.
by the grace of God, King of Engliſhmen, To all his welbeloued
French and Engliſh people, greeting. Know ye, that I do giue vnto God and the
In the yeare 1087. this church of S.
This 1107.
ſaide church or Semitorie of Saint Paule, to wit,
the South and
North ſides: for Edward the ſecond
graunted that the ſaide church yarde ſhould be incloſed with a wall
where it
wanted, for the murthers and robberies that were there
committed. But the
cittizens then claimed the Eaſt part of the
church yarde to bee the place of
aſſembly to their folkemotes, and
that the great ſtéeple there ſcituate was to
that vſe, their common
bell, which being there rung, all the
inhabitants of the citie might
heare and come togither. They alſo claimed the Weſt
ſide, that
they might there aſſemble themſelues togither, with the Lorde of
Baynardes caſtle, for view of their Armour in
defence of the citie.
This matter was in the Tower of
London referred to
de StantonItenerantes: but I finde not
the deciſion or iudgement of
that controuerſie.
True it is, that Edward the third
gaue commandement for the finiſhing of that wall, which was then
performed, and to this day it continueth. Although now on both the
ſides (to wit,
within and without) it be hidden with dwelling hou
ſes. 1127.
and his ſucceſſors
The ſtéeple of this church was builded and finiſhed in the yeare
1222.
The croſſe on the ſaid ſtéeple fell downe, and a new was ſet
Lincolne, Conſtable of Cheſter,
and
Cuſtos of England, in his time was a great benefactor to this work,
and was
there buried, in the yeare 1310. Alſo
The firſt of February, in the yeare 1444. about two of the
clock
This ſtéeple was repaired in the yeare 1462.
and the Wea
The Colledge of Petty Cannons there, was founded by
Richard the ſecondAnne
progenitors, in the 17. of his raign
giuen vnto them, as
appeareth by the Pattent, Maiſter
Dokeſworth
There was alſo one great Cloyſter on the North ſide of this
church, inuironing a plot of ground, of old
time called Pardō church
yard, whereof
builder, or a moſt
eſpeciall benefactor, and was buried there. About
this Cloyſter, was
artificially & richly painted, the dance of Macha- bray, or
dance of death, commonly called the dance of Pauls: the like
wherof, was
painted about S. Innocents cloiſter, at Paris in
Frāce:
the metres or poeſie of this daunce, were tranſlated out of
French
into Engliſh, by
of Death, leading all eſtates painted about the
Cloyſter: at the
ſpeciall requeſt and diſpence of
Henry the
6
worſhip, and
others of honour: the monuments of whom, in num
ber and curious workemanſhip, paſſed all other that were
in that
church.
Ouer the Eaſt Quadrant of this Cloyſter, was a faire Libra
rie, builded at the coſts and charges of
lor of
the Duchie of Lancaſter, in the Henry the 6
hath béene well furniſhed with
faire written bookes in Uellum: but
fewe of them now do remaine there. In the
middeſt of this pardon
church yard, was alſo a faire Chapel, firſt foūded by
Portgraue and principal magiſtrate of this citie, in the
Stephen
this
Chappel, and founded thrée Chaplains there, in the
Henry the
5
In the yeare 1549. on the tenth of Aprill
by
commaundement of the Duke of Summerſet, was begun to bee
pulled downe,
with the whole Cloyſtrie, the daunce of Death, the
Tombes, and monuments: ſo that
nothing thereof was left, but the
bare plot of ground, which is ſince conuerted
into a garden, for the
Pety Canons. There was alſo a
Chapel at the North dore of Pauls,
founded by the ſame Henry the
ſixt
the yeare. This Chapell alſo was
pulled downe in the
Edward the ſixt
There was furthermore, a faire Chapel of the holy Ghoſt in Pauls
church, on the North ſide: founded in the yeare, 1400.
by
The King ordained
the Rector, and
and
theſe brothers and ſiſters: they and theyr ſucceſſors to haue a com
mon ſeale: licenſe to purchaſe lands or
tenements to the value of 40
pound by the yeare, &c.
This foundation was confirmed by Henry the ſeuenth
Collet
Powles, Rector there, &c. And by Henry t
and twentieth of his
raigne
Pauls, &c.
At the Weſt ende of this Ieſus chapell, vnder the
Quire
of Pauls, alſo was a Pariſh church of Saint Fayth, commonly cal
led Saint Faith vnder Pauls, which ſerued for the
Stacioners and
others, dwelling in Pauls church
yard, Pater Noſter Rowe, and
the
places neare adioyning. The ſaid chapell of Ieſus being ſup
preſſed in the Edward the ſixt
Fayths church were remooued into the
ſame Ieſus chapell, as to a
place more ſufficient for
largeneſſe and lightſomeneſſe, then
their former church was, and ſo it ſtill
remaineth to that
vſe.
Then was there on the North ſide of this church yarde, a
Charnell houſe for the boanes
of the dead, and ouer it a chapell of
an olde foundation, ſuch as followeth. In
the yeare
two hundred eightie twoEdward the
firſt
ſhops by them
builded, without the wal of the churh yard, ſhould aſ
ſigne to God, and to the church of
Saint Paul, ten markes of rent
by the yeare for euer, towards
the new building of a chapell of the
bleſſed Uirgin
Mary, and alſo to aſſigne fiue markes of
yearly rent
to a Chaplaine to celebrate there.
Moreouer in the yeare 1430. the
The chapell and Charnill were conuerted into dwelling hou
ſes, ware houſes, and ſheads for Stacioners, builded
before it, in
place of the Tombes. In the Eaſt part of this church yard, ſtandeth
Powles ſchoole, lately builded and
endowed in the yeare 1512. by
The common ſpéech then was, that he did ſet an hundred poūd
vpon a caſt at dice
againſt it, and ſo wonne the ſaide Clocheard
and belles of the King: and then
cauſing the belles to be broken as
they hoong, the reſt was pulled downe and
broken alſo. This man
was afterward executed on the Tower
hill, for matters concerning
the Duke of Summerſet, in the yeare
1551. the
In place of this Clochearde, of olde times, the common Bell of
the citie was vſed to be
roong for the aſſembly of the citizens, to their
Folke motes as I haue before
ſhewed. About the middeſt of this
church yard, is a Pulpit
Croſſe of timber, mounted vpon ſteppes of
ſtone, and couered with Leade. In which, are ſermons preached
by learned Diuines
euery Sunday in the forenoone. The very anti
quitie whereof, is to me vnknowne: but I reade, that in the yeare
1259.
Alſo in the yeare 1262. the ſame King cauſed to bee read at
and
Croſſe, in forme as it now ſtandeth. In the yeare 1561. the
fourth of
Iune
afternoone, the
great ſpeare of the ſtéeple of Saint Pauls
church, was
fiered by lightening, which brake
fourth (as it ſéemed) two or thrée
yardes beneathe the foote of the Croſſe, and
from thence it brent
ſo furiouſly, that
within the ſpace of foure houres, the ſame ſtéeple
with all the Roofes of the
church, were conſumed, to the great ſorow
and perpetuall remembrance of all the
beholders. After this miſ
chance, the
Quéenes Maieſtie directed her letters to the Maior,
willing him to take order for
ſpéedie repairing of the ſame. And ſhe
of her Gracious diſpoſition, for the
furtherance thereof, did preſent
ly giue
and deliuer in gold 1000. markes, with a warrant for 1000.
loades of timber, to be
taken out of her woods, or elſewhere.
The citizens alſo gaue firſt a great beneuolence, and after that thrée
fiftéenes to be ſpéedilie paide. The Cleargie of
England, likewiſe
within the Prouince of
Canterburie, graunted the fourth part of
the value of their benefices,
charged with firſt fruites, the thirtieth
part of ſuch as were not ſo charged, but
the Cleargie of Lon
don
Dioces, graunted the thirtieth part of all that paide firſt
fruites,
and the twentieth part of ſuch as hadde payde theyr
fruites.
Six citizens of London, and two Pettie Canons
of Powles
church, hadde charge to further and
ouerſée the woorke, wherein
ſuch expedition was vſed, that within one moneth next
following the
burning thereof, the church was couered with boordes and lead, in
manner of a falſe Roofe againſt the weather, and before the ende of
the ſaid
yeare, all the ſaid Iles of the church were framed out of new
timber, couered with
leade, and fully finiſhed. The ſame yeare alſo,
the great Roofes of the Weſt and
Eaſt endes were framed out of
great timber in Yorkeſhiere, brought thence
to London by ſea, and
ſet vp, and couered with leade. But concerning the
ſtéeple, litle was
done, through whoſe default God knoweth: it was ſaid, that the
mo
ney appointed for newe building of the
ſtéeple, was collected, and
brought to the hands of
don. The monuments in
this church be theſe. Firſt as I reade, of
yeare of Chriſt,
the
newe worke, in the yeare
being richly
ſhrined, aboue the Quire behinde the high Al
ter.
ſtone, on
the North ſide, without the Quire.
Weſt Saxons, was
likewiſe buried and remooued.
manEdward the Confeſſor
and of William the
Conqueror
and is now buried in the
Weſt Ile, with an Epitaph, as in another
place I haue ſhewed.
London
1228. buried in the South Ile, aboue the Quire.
Some haue noted, that in digging the foundation of this
newe woorke of Powles, there were founde more then an hun
dred ſcalpes of Oxen, or Kine, which thing (ſay they) confirmeth
greatly the opinion of thoſe which haue reported, that of olde time
there had bene
a Temple of Iupiter, and that there was daily
ſacri
fice of beaſts.
Otherſome, both wiſe and learned, haue thought the Bucks
head, boorne before the
proceſſion of Paules, on Saint
Paules day,
to ſignifie the like. But true it is, that I haue read an
auncient déede
to this effect.
William BaudEdward the firſt
yeare 1274. on Candlemas day
Deane of Powles, and to the chapter there, that in conſideration of
twentie two
Akers of ground or land, by them granted within their
manor of Weſtley in
Eſſex, to be incloſed into his park of Curingham, he would for euer vpon the feaſt day of the
conuerſion of
Walter Baude
med this gift, in the
thereunto, were Nicholas de Wokendon, Richard de Rokeley,, Knights,
Now what I haue heard by report, and haue partly ſéene, it
followeth. On the feaſt
day of the Cōmemoration of Paul
bucke beeing brought vp to
the ſteps of the high Alter in Powles
church, at the
houre of Proceſſion, the Deane and chapter
being apparelled in Coapes and
Ueſtments, with garlands of
Roſes on their heads, they ſent the body of the Bucke
to baking,
and had the head fixed on a powle, boorne before the Croſſe in
in their
proceſſion, vntill they iſſued out of the Weſt doore,
where the kéeper that
brought it, blowed the death of the
Bucke, and then the Horners that were about
the Cittie,
preſentlie aunſwered him in like manner: for the which paines,
they
had each one, of the Deane and Chapter, foure pence in
money, and their dinner:
and the kéeper that brought it, was
allowed during his aboade there, for that
ſeruice, meate,
drinke and lodging, at the Deane and Chapters charges,
and fiue
ſhillings in money at his going away, togither with
a loafe of bread, hauing the
picture of Paule
it, &c.
Paul
for both the
dayes, two ſpeciall ſutes of Ueſtments, the one imbrodered with
Buckes, the other with Does, both giuen by the ſaid Bandes (as I
haue
heard.) Thus much for yͤ matter. Now to the reſidue of the mo
numents,
chapell 1313.
Raphe de Hingham
ſucceſſiuely buried
in the ſide of the North walke, againſt the Quire,
1308.
Georges chapell,
buried there 1400.
Georges chapell,
1594. The
Without the North gate of Powles church, from the
ende
of the olde Exchange, Weſt vppe Pater Noſter Rowe, by
the
two lanes out of Pauls church, the
firſt out of the croſſe Ile of Pauls,
the
other out of the body of the church, about the middeſt thereof, and
ſo Weſt to the
golden Lyon, be all of this Warde, as is aforeſaid:
The houſes in this ſtréete, from the firſt North gate of Pauls church
yard,
vnto the next gate, was firſt builded without the wall of the
churchyard, by
1282. The
There dwelled alſo turners of Beades, and they were called
Pater Noſter
makers: as I read in a Record of one
Pater Noſter maker, and Citizen, in the Henry the
fourth
and ſo of other. At the end of this Pater Noſter Rowe, is Aue Mary Lane, ſo
called vpon the like occaſion of
On the South ſide of this ſtréete, is the turning into the Black-
Fryers, which order ſometime had
their houſe in Olde-Boorne,
where
they remained for the ſpace of fiftie fiue yeares, and then in
the yeare 1276.
There is a Pariſh of Saint Anne within the
Precinct of the
Blacke-Fryers, which was
pulled downe with the Friers church,
by Thomas Cardinalias Carden:
but in the
Mary
allowed them a lodging chamber aboue a ſtaire, which ſince that
time, to wit, the yeare 1597. fell downe, and was againe by collecti
At the Eaſt end of this church, in place of the olde croſſe, is now
a water
conduit placed.
9.
of Henry the 6
at the requeſt of diuers common councels,
granted it ſo to bee: wher
vpon in the 19. of the ſame
ted by a common councell towards the workes of this
conduit,
and the reparations of other, this is called the litle conduit in Weſt
cheape by Powles gate. At the Weſt ende of this pariſh
church, is
a ſmall paſſage for people on foote, through the ſame church, and weſt
from the ſaid church, ſome diſtance, is an other paſſage out of Pater
Noſter Rowe, and is called of ſuch a
ſigne, Panyar Ally, which com
meth out
into the North, ouer againſt S. Martins
Lane. Next is
Iuie Lane, ſo called of
Iuie growing on the walles of the Prebend
almes houſes, but now the Lane is
repleniſhed on both the ſides
with faire houſes, and diuers offices be there kept,
by regiſters,
namely for the prerogatiue court of the Archbiſhop of
Canterburie,
the Probate of willes, and for the Lord Treaſurers
remembrance of
the Exchequer, &c.
This Lane runneth North to the Weſt ende of S.
Nicholas
Shambles. Of olde time was one great houſe, ſometimes
belonging
to the Earles of Britaine, ſince that to the Louels,
and was called
Louels Inne: for
Henry the
6
the
high ſtréete of Newgate Market, the ſame is now
called War
wiche
Lane, of an auncient houſe there builded by an Earle of Warwicke, and was ſince called Warwicke Inne. It is on record called