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Farringdon Ward Without chapter of
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Queen consort of England
First Baron Audley of Walden. Lord Chancellor of England
Bishop of Ossory
Holy Roman Emperor
Knight. Buried at Austin Friars.
King of England
King of England
King of England and Ireland
King of England
King of England
Queen of England and Ireland
Sheriff of London
Biographer and clerk.
Lord High Treasurer
Bishop of London
Lawyer and historian. Not to be confused with
Author and soldier.
King of England and Ireland
King of England
King of England
King of England
King of England
King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine
King of England
King of England
First Earl of Banbury. Led a large group of London citizens to Smithfield to assist
Wife of
Poet and antiquary.
Bishop of Ely
Sheriff of London
Queen of England and Ireland
Fourth Duke of Norfolk. Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Sheriff of London
King of England
King of England
Owner of St. Andrew Undershaft.
Sheriff of London
Father of
Historian and author of
Sheriff of London
Printer.
Bookseller and printer.
Bishop of Salisbury
Sheriff of London
Sheriff of London
Earl of Pembroke. Husband of
Member of the
Historian and Benedictine monk.
First Earl of Kent. Justiciar for
King of France
Archbishop of Canterbury
Forty-ninth Grand Master of the Order of Malta. Grand Master of the
Emperor of the Roman Empire
Duke of Richmond and Earl of Nottingham. Illegitimate son of
Chief Justice of England for
Soldier and courtier. Buried at St. Laurence Poultney.
Master of St. Bartholomew’s Hospital.
Contested Queen of England
Sheriff of London
Earl of Pembroke. Father of
Brother of
Brother of
Bishop of Rome
Central figure of the Bible.
Sheriff of London
Officer of Arms.
Third Earl of Kent.
Husband of
Wife of
Daughter of
First Earl of Dorset. Brother of
Sergeant at Arms. Buried at St. Sepulchre.
Lord Chief Justice of the Court of the King’s Bench. Recorder of London.
Compiled the cartulary of St. Bartholomew’s Hospital.
Government official. Friend of
Wife of
Husband of
Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital.
Husband of
Wife of
Husband of
Wife of
Husband of
Wife of
Esquire. Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital.
Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital.
Husband of
Wife of
Baron of Winnow. Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital.
Husband of
Wife of
Esquire. Father of
Son of
Son of
Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital.
Husband of
Wife of
Sergeant at Arms. Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital.
Husband of
Wife of
Husband of
Wife of
Husband of
Wife of
Husband of
Wife of
Wife of
Father of
Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital.
Author and scribe. Husband of
Wife of
Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital.
Daughter to
Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital.
Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital.
Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital.
Husband of
Wife of
Father of
Husband of
Wife of
Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital.
Founder of St. Bartholomew’s Priory. Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Priory.
Prior of St. Bartholomew’s Priory.
Husband of
Wife of
Father of
Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Priory.
Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Priory.
Knight. Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Priory.
Husband of
Wife of
Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Priory.
Herald at Arms. Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Priory.
Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Priory.
Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Priory.
Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Priory.
Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Priory.
Son of
Father of
Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Priory.
Husband of
Wife of
Lady Bergavenny.
Member of the
Baron of the Exchequer. Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Priory.
Wife of
Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Priory.
Wife of
Husband of
Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Priory.
Wife of
Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Priory.
Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Priory.
Administrator and founder of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Priory.
Buried at St. Sepulchre.
Buried at St. Sepulchre.
Buried at St. Sepulchre.
Buried at St. Sepulchre.
Buried at St. Sepulchre.
Wife of
Financier of Holborn Conduit.
Lord High Treasurer
First Earl of Kent.
Sergeant at Arms. Appointed in
Sergeant at Arms. Appointed in
Sergeant at Arms. Appointed in
Sergeant at Arms. Appointed in
Sergeant at Arms. Appointed in
Sergeant at Arms. Appointed in
Sergeant at Arms. Appointed in
Lawyer and judge. Sergreat at Arms. Appointed in
Sergeant at Arms. Appointed in
Third Baron Bergavenny. Husband of
Clergyman.
Clerk of the Kitchen at St. Nicholas Shambles Market.
Knight. Husband of
Wife of
Member of the
Judge and Chief Justice.
Administrator. Brother of
Crusader. See related
Venerated saint and martyr.
Member of the
Bishop of Lichfield
First Baron de Clifford. Husband of
Wife of
Clerk. Buried at St. Dunstan in the East.
Jew who converted to Christianity.
First Marquess of Exeter. Grandson of
First Earl of Lincoln.
First Earl of Rutland. Husband of
Second Earl of Cumberland.
First Earl of Wiltshire. Father of
Sheriff of London
First/Ninth Earl of Devon.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Brother of
Brother of
Father of
Son of
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Countess of Athnole. Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Husband of
Wife of
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Son of
Second Baron Grey de Ruthyn. Father of
Buried at Whitefriars Church. Not to be confused with
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church. Not to be confused with
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
High Sheriff of Durham
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Father of
Son of
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church. Not to be confused with
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Father of
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church. Not to be confused with
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Father of
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Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Daughter of
Member of Parliament. Father of
Husband of
Wife of
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Buried at Whitefriars Church.
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem.
Co-founder of the first order of
Co-founder of the first order
Leader of the First Crusade.
Pope
Justiciar to
One of twenty-five barons to guarantee the observance of the Magna Carta. Buried at Temple Church.
Speaker of the House of Commons. Buried at Temple Church.
Administrator and prior of St. John’s of Jerusalem. Beheaded by rebels on Tower Hill during the Peasant’s Revolt.
Landowner and soldier. Buried at Temple Church.
Archbishop of Canterbury
Sheriff of London
Master of St. Katherine’s Hospital.
Husband of
Father of
Buried at St. Bartholomew’s Priory. Not to be confused with
Esquire. Warden of Fleet Prison.
Bishop of Hereford
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).
The
Also known as
, [t]hese courts, which are courts of record, had jurisdiction to decide as to all manner of contracts, trespasses, covenants, and debts done within the time of fairs or markets and within their precincts
(Halsbury 678). For an accessible overview, see Wikipedia.
The
The
. Website.
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The
Farringdon Without Ward is west of Farringdon Within Ward and Aldersgate Ward and is located outside the Wall. This ward is called
The city of London, not to be confused with the allegorical character (
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
Located in Farringdon Within Ward, Ludgate was a gate built by the Romans (Carlin and Belcher 80). for his owne honor
(Stow 1:1).
A priory of Augustinian canons once encompassing St. Bartholomew the Great, St. Bartholomew the Less, and St. Bartholomew’s Hospital. Dissolved by
According to Carlin and Belcher, [i]n
and that, furthermore, it is [n]ow [the] N. End of Little Britain
(Carlin and Belcher 72). Ekwall notes that [t]he meaning [of the lane] is clearly
(Ekwall 106).lane where ducks were reared
, but the name seems to have been wrongly read with the vowel of duke and mis-interpreted
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
Also known as Smithfield Pond.
Cow Lane, located in the Ward of Farringdon Without, began at Holborn Street, and then curved north and east to West Smithfield. Smithfield was a meat market, so the street likely got its name because cows were led through it to market (Bebbington 100). Just as Ironmonger Lane and Milk Street in Cheapside Market were named for the goods located there, these streets leading into Smithfield meat market were named for the animals that could be bought there.
Holborn ran east-west from the junction of Hosier Lane, Cock Lane and Snow Hill to St. Giles High Street, and passed through Farringdon Without Ward and Westminster.
Bow Lane ran north-south between Cheapside Street and Old Fish Street in the ward of Cordwainer Street. At Watling Street, it became Cordwainer Street, and at Old Fish Street it became Garlick Hill. Garlick Hill-Bow Lane was built in the 890s to provide access from the port of Queenhithe to the great market of Cheapside Street (Sheppard 70–71).
Holborn Bridge or Oldboorne bridge (Stow) spanned the Fleet Ditch at Holborn Street. Located in the ward of Farringdon Without, the bridge was part of a major westward thoroughfare.
The Old Bailey ran along the outside of the London Wall near
Newgate (Stow 1598, sig. U8v). It is labelled on the Agas map as Olde baily
.
St. George Lane (Billingsgate) ran east-west between Botolph Lane and Pudding Lane. It is labelled on
the Agas map as S. georg la.
.
Fleet Street runs east-west from Temple Bar to Fleet Hill or Ludgate Hill, and is named for the Fleet River. The road has existed since at least the
Shoe Lane, or Shoe Alley as it was sometimes called in the
sixteenth century (Ekwall 110), was
outside the city wall, in the ward of Faringdon Without. It ran north-south, parallel to the course of
the Fleet River. Until
Fetter Lane ran north-south between
Holborn Street and Fleet Street, in the ward of Farringdon Without, past the east side of the
church of Saint Dunstan’s in the West. Fewtars Lane
, Fewter Lane
, or Fewters Lane
(Stow 2:21, 2:22), and claimed that it was so called of Fewters (or
idle people) lying there
(Stow 2:39).
Temple Bar was one of the principle entrances to the city of London, dividing the Strand to the west and Fleet Street to the east. It was an ancient right of way and toll gate. Walter Thornbury dates the wooden gate structure shown in the Agas Map to the early Tudor period, and describes a number of historical pageants that processed through it, including the funeral procession of
Ludgate Hill, also known as Fleet Hill, ran east-west from St. Paul’s Churchyard, past Ludgate, to an undetermined point before Fleet Bridge. It was the raised portion of the greater Ludgate Street leading up out of Fleet Street. The hill is labelled
Chancery Lane was built sometime
around in
(Bebbington 78).
Bridewell was a prison and hospital. The site was originally a royal palace (Bridewell Palace) but was transferred to the
Bride Well
.
This page points to the district known as Whitefriars. For the theatre, see Whitefriars Theatre.
Middle Temple was one of the four Inns of Court
For information about St. Giles, Cripplegate, a modern map marking the site where the it once stood, and a walking tour that will take you to the site, visit the
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
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
Tenements on the northern corner of St. Peter’s Hill Lane.
Lambeth was a neighbourhood located on the southern bank of the Thames, directly opposite to Westminster (Lysons). Jeremy Boulton notes that Lambeth lay outside the
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Located between Horsepool and the Fleet River, the Elms, as Le elmes
or le two elmys
. By
In terms of the history of the site, Victor Belcher and Martha Carlin note that
Bath Inn was built in inherited by
(Carlin and Belcher 74). As such,
the site was known as
Running southeast from Bishopsgate Street to Aldgate Street outside the city wall,
Houndsditch Street passed through Bishopsgate Ward and Portsoken Ward.
It was first paved in (within the limits of Hounds-ditch)
dwell many a good and honest Citizen
(Stow 1633, sig. M1v).
According to
One of the Inns of Chancery.
St. Andrew Holborn was a parish church in Farringdon Without Ward, located on Holborn street between Fetter Lane and Shoe Lane. It is located on the Agas map and is labelled as S. Andrews
. According to the largest of his parish churches, measuring 32 by 19 meters and costing £9,000
(Weinreb and Hibbert 741).
According to Carlin and Belcher, Lincoln’s Inn Fields were formerly referred to as Cup Field
or Purse Field
(Carlin and Belcher 84). The namesake for the location is Lincoln’s Inn, one of the Inns of Court. The fields were located east of Lincoln’s Inn and west of Covent Garden.
St. Katherine’s Hospital was a religious hospital
founded in was not much inferior to
that of [St.] Paules [Cathedral]
(Stow).
Located in Farringdon Within Ward, Christ’s Hospital was a opened in
One of the five prisons in Southwark.
Not to be confused with St. Katherine Church, St. Katherine Cree was an old parish church in Aldgate Ward located on the
north side of Leadenhall Street between Aldgate and St. Mary Axe.
One of the Inns of Chancery.
Tyburn is best known as the location of the principal gallows where public executions were carried out from the late 12th century until the 18th (Drouillard, Wikipedia). It was a village to the west of the city, near the present-day location of Marble Arch (beyond the boundary of the Agas Map). Its name derives from a stream, and its significance to In the yeare
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
Westminster Hall is the only surviving part of the original Palace of Westminster
(Weinreb and Hibbert 1011) and is located on the west side of the Thames. It is located on the bottom left-hand corner of the Agas map, and is labelled as Weſtmynſter hall
. Originally built as an extension to
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
Whitehall Palace, the Palace of Whitehall or simply Whitehall, was one
of the most complex and sizeable locations in the entirety of early modern Europe. As the primary place of residence for monarchs from
[i]t lay on the left bank of the Thames, and extended from nearly the point where Westminster Bdge. now crosses the river to
Scotland Yard, and from the river back to St. James’s Park
(Sugden 564-565).
Located along The Strand in Westminster,
Savoy Manor was initially the residence of
Savoy Hospital was located along The Strand in Westminster.
for the
reliefe of one hundreth poore people
(Stow 1598, sig. 2D7r). The hospital was suppressed by
Accoridng to against the wall
of St. Saviour (Southwark), though is not labelled on the Agas Map. The religious hospital was dissolved in workehouse for the poore and idle persons of the citie
(Stow 1598, sig. Z2v). Through this transition, remaineth now as it was before, a parish church
.
An inn on the north side of Bridewell.
According to
According to
Inner Temple was one of the four Inns of Court
St. John’s of Jerusalem provided housing and care
for pilgrims and crusading knights. It was held by the
The four principal constituents of the Inns of Court were:
A church used by both Middle and Inner Temples.
Part of the Middle Temple complex, repaired by Sir Amias Paulet in the reign of Henry VIII.
Within the Middle Temple complex on the west side of Middle Temple Lane.
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THe fartheſt Weſt Warde of this Citie, being
the 25.
Warde of London, but
without the
Walles is called Faringdon without, and was
of
olde time part of the other Faringdon with
in, vntil the 17. of Richard the
ſecond
it was diuided and made twaine, by the
names
of Faringdon
infra, and Faringdon
extra, as
is afore ſhewed.
theſe. Firſt
on the Eaſt part thereof, is the whole precinct of the late
priorie of Saint Bartholomewe, and a part of Long
Lane, on the
North, towards Alderſgate
ſtréete, and Ducke Lane, with the Hoſ
pitall of Saint Bartholomewe on the Weſt, and all
Smithfield to
the Barres in S. Iohn ſtréete. Then out
of Smithfielde, Chicken
Lane toward Turmile brooke, and ouer that
brooke by a bridge of
timber, into the field: then backe againe by the Pens (or
foldes) in
Smithfield, by Smithfield
pond, to Cowe-Lane, which turneth to
ward Oldboorne: and then Hoſiar Lane, out of Smithfield, alſo to
ward Oldboorne, till it meete
with a part of Cowe Lane. Then
Cocke Lane out of Smithfield, ouer againſt Pye corner: then
alſo
is Giltſpur ſtréete, out of Smithfield to Newgate, then
from New
gate Weſt by Saint Sepulchres
church to Turnagaine Lane: then
to Oldboorne
conduit, on Snor hill,Oldboorne bridge: vp Oldboorne hill to the Barres on both
ſides, on the right hand or North
Now without Ludgate, this ward runneth vp from the ſaide
gate to Temple bar, and hath on the right hand or northſide,
the
ſouth end of the Olde Bayly, then downe Ludgate hill, to the
Fleete lane, ouer Fleete
bridge, and by Shooe lane, and Fewters
lane, and ſo to New
ſtreete (or Chancery lane) and vp that
lane
to the houſe of the Rolles, which houſe is
alſo of this warde, and
on the other ſide to a lane ouer againſt the Roules, which ente
reth Ficquetes fielde.
Then harde by the Barre is one other lane called Shyre lane,
becauſe it deuideth the Citie from the Shire, and this turneth
in
to Ficquetes fielde.
From Ludgate againe on the left hand, or ſouth ſide to
Fleete
bridge, to bride lane, which runneth
ſouth by Bridewell, then to
Water lane, which runneth downe to the Thames.
Then alſo by the White Fryars, and by the Temple, euen to
the Barre aforeſaide, bee the
boundes of this Faringdon warde
without.
Touching Ornamentes and Antiquities in this warde, firſt be
twixt the ſaid Newgate and the
pariſh Church of S.
Sepulchers
is a way towardes Smithfielde, called Guilt ſpurre, or Knightri
dars ſtreete, of the
knights and other riding that way into Smith
fielde, repleniſhed with buildinges on both ſides vp
to Pie corner, a
place ſo called of ſuch a ſigne,
ſometimes a fayre Inne for receipte
of Trauellers, but now deuided into
Tenements, and ouer againſt
the ſaide Pie corner
lyeth Cocke lane, which runneth downe to
Oldbourne Conduite.
Beyond this Pie corner lyeth weſt Smithfielde,
compaſſed a
bout with buildinges, as firſt on the ſouth ſide
following, the right
hand ſtandeth the fayre pariſh church, and large Hoſpitall of Saint
Bartilmew, founded by
S. Giles without Cripplegate, became
the firſt Hoſpitelar, or
Proctor for the poore of this houſe, and went himſelfe
dayly to the
Shambles and other marketes, where he begged the
charity of
deuout people for their releefe, promiſing to the liberall
giuers,
(and that by alledging Teſtimonies of the holy ſcripture) reward
yeare 1423. of the
goodes and by the Executors of
Iohn
VVakering
yere 1463. amongſt
other bookes gaue to their common Libra
Monumentes in this Church of the dead, Benefactors ther
unto
be theſe, Bar wife to
This Hoſpitall was valued at the
ſuppreſſion in the yeare,
1539. the
On the eaſt ſide of this Hoſpitall, lieth Duke lane,
which run
neth out of Smithfielde ſouth, to the northend of little
Bretaine
lyeth
the late diſſolued Priorie at S. Bartilmew
founded alſo by
called the kinges Minſtrell, aboute the
yeare of Chri ſt
Amongſt other memorable matters touching this Priorie,
one is of an Archbiſhops
viſitation, which
thus. Canterbury, in his
Uiſitation, came to this Priorie,
where being receiued with Pro
ceſſion, in the moſt ſolemne
wiſe, hee ſaide that he paſſed not vpon
the honor, but came to viſite them, to
whome the Canons an
wered that they hauing a learned Biſhop,
ought not in contempt
of him, to be viſited by any other: which anſwere ſo much
offen
ded the Archbiſhop, that hee forthwith fell on the
Supprior and
ſmote him on the face, ſaying, indeede, indeede doth it become you
Engliſh Traitors ſo to anſwere mee, thus raging with othes not
to bee recited,
hee rent in peeces the rich Cope of the Supprior,
and trode it vnder his feete, and
thruſt him againſt a Pillar of the
Chancell, with ſuch ſpirituall violence, that
hee had almoſt killed
him: But the Chanons ſeeing their Supprior thus almoſt
ſlaine,
came and plucked off the Archbiſhop with
ſuch force that they o
uerthrew him backwards, whereby they
might ſee that hee was
armed and prepared to fight, the Archbiſhops men ſeeing
their
maiſter down (being all ſtrangers and their maiſters countrimen,
borne in Prouence) fell vpon the Chanons, beate them, tare them
and
trod them vnder feete, at length the Canons getting away as
well as they could,
ran bloody and myry, rent and torne, to the
Biſhop of London, to complaine, who
bad them goe to the king
at Weſtminſter, and tell
him thereof, whereupon foure of them
went thether, the reſt were not able, they
were ſo ſore hurt, but
when they came to Weſtminſter, the king would neither heare
nor ſee them, ſo they
returned without redreſſe, in the meane ſeaſon
the whole Citie was in an vprore
and ready to haue rung the com
who was ſecretly crept to Lambhith, where they
ſought him and
not knowing him by ſight, ſaide to themſelues,
where is this Ruf
fian, that cruell ſmiter, hee is no winner
of ſoules, but an exactor
of money, whome neither God, nor any lawfull or free
election,
did bring to this Promotion, but the king did vnlawfully intrude
him, being vtterlie vnlearned, a ſtranger borne and hauing a wife
&c. but
hee conueyed himſelfe ouer, and went to the king with
a great complaint, againſt
the Chanons, whereas himſelfe was
guilty.
there: for he repayred the Priorſe church with the pariſh church
adioyning, the offices and lodginges to the ſaide Priorie belong
ing, and neare adioyning, hee builded of new the Mannor of
Chanonbery
at
To this Priorie Henry the ſecond
of a fayre to bee
kept yearely at Bartilmewtide
for three dayes,
to wit, yͤ Eue, the day, & next morrow, to the which the
arsLondon repayred, and had
their
Boothes and ſtandinges within the Churchyarde of this
watched for ſafety of mens goodes, and wares, a
powd
But now in place of Bothes within this Church yarde (onely
letten out in the fayre time) be many large houſes builded, and the
North wall
towardes Long lane being taken down, a number of
Tenementes are there erected.
The monuments of the dead in this Priorie, are theſe of
here
1406.
This Priorie at the late ſurrender thereof made the 30. of
Henry the
eight653.
£. 15. s̃. by yeare.
The Church and Bell Tower (hauing ſix Bels in a Tune)
were ſolde to the pariſh of S.
Sepulchers, and then the church be
ing
pulled downe to the Quire, the Quire was by the kinges or
der
annexed for the enlarging of the olde Pariſh church thereto
adioyning, and ſo
was vſed till the Mary
gaue it to
the
ſed as their
conuentuall Church, vntill the
raigne Lady
Elizabeth
put out, and
then all the ſaide church was wholie as it ſtoode in the
Edwarde the
ſixt
euer a pariſh Church
for the inhabitantes within the Cloſe called S.
Bartilmewes. Since the which time, that olde Church
is pulled
down, except the Steeple of rotten timber ready to fall
of it ſelfe, I haue oft
heard it reported that a new ſteeple ſhould be
builded with the ſtone of the
olde Pariſh Church, but no ſuch
thing is performed, for it is more eaſie to pul
downe then to ſet vp
and builde. On the North ſide of this Priory, is the lane,
truelie
called Long, which reacheth from Smithfield towards Alderſgate
ſtreete,
the reſt of Smithfield, from long lane ende to the Bars is
incloſed
with Innes, Brewhouſes, and large tenements on the
weſt ſide is Chicken lane downe to Cowbridge.
Then be the Pens or Foldes ſo called of Sheepe
there parted,
and penned vp to be ſolde, on the market dayes.
Then is Smithfielde Pond, which of olde time in
recordes
was called Horſe Poole, for that men
watered horſes there, and
was a great water. In the 6. of Henry the fift
was made in this weſt part of Smithfielde
betwixt the ſaid Poole
and the Riuer of the Wels,
or Turnemill Brooke, in a place
(then called the
Elmes, for that there grew many Elme trees)
and
this had beene the place of execution for Offendors: ſince the
which time the building
there hath beene ſo increaſed, that now
remaineth not one tree growing.
Amongſt theſe new buildinges is Cowbridge ſtreete, or
Cow
lane, which turneth toward Oldbourne, in which lane, the Prior
of Semperingham
had his Inne or London lodging.
The reſt of that weſt ſide of Smithfielde, hath diuers
fayre
Innes and other comely buildinges vp to Hoſiar
lane, which
alſo
turneth downe to Oldbourne, till it
meete
with Cowbridge
ſtreet. From this lane to Cocke lane, ouer againſt Pie
corner.
And thus much for incrochmentes and incloſure of this Smith
fielde, whereby remaineth but a ſmall
portion, for the olde vſes, to
wit, for marketes of horſes and cattle, neither
for Militarie exer
ciſes, and Iuſtinges, Turninges, and great triumphes which haue
been there performed before the Princes and Nobilitie both of this
Realme, and
Forraigne countries.
But now to returne through Giltſpurre ſtreete by Newgate
where I firſt beganne, there ſtandeth the
faire pariſh church called
S. Sepulchre in
the Bayly, or by Chamberlaine
gate in a fayre
is letten out for buildinges &c. This church was newly
reedified
or builded about the Henry the ſixtEdwarde the
fourthPophames was a great builder
there, name
ly of one fayre chappell, on the ſouth ſide of
the Quire, as ap
peareth by his Armes, and other monumentes
in the glaſſe win
dowes thereof, and alſo of the fayre Portch of the ſame church
towardes the South,
his Image fayre grauen in ſtone, was fix
ed ouer the ſaide
Portch, but defaced and beaten downe, his title
by offices was this, Chancellor
of Normandy, Captain of Vernoile, Pearch,
Suſan, and
There lye buried in this Church,
DagworthPorterRobert Scarlet
er &c.
There lyeth a ſtreete from Newgate weſt, to the end of
Turn
againe lane, and
winding north to Oldbourne Conduite. This
Conduite
by Oldbourne Croſſe was firſt builded 1498.
But of late a new Conduite was there builded in place of the
olde, namely in the
yeare
uenLambe
pell to Henry the eight
Clothworker of London, the water thereof hee cauſed to bee
conueyed
in Leade, from diuers ſpringes to one heade and from
bridge, more then 2000. yards in length, all which was by
him
performed at his owne onely charges (amounting to the ſumme
1500. pound) and by him finiſhed.
From the weſt ſide of this Conduit is the high way there called
Snor hill, ſtretcheth out by Oldborne bridge ouer the oſt named
water of Turmill brooke, and ſo vp to Oldeborne hill,
all repleni
ſhed with faire building.
Without Oldborne bridge on the right hand is Gold lane, as
is afore ſhewed: vp higher on the hill
be certaine Innes, and other
faire buildings, amongſt the which of olde time was
a Meſſuage
called Scrops Inne, about the 37. of Henry the ſixt
Then is the Biſhop of
Elies Inne, commonly called Ely place,
for that it pertaineth vnto the Biſhops of Ely, the which
HothamElie did
giue by the name of his Mannor
and ſixe tenements in
Oldeborne to the Church and couent of Ely,
as appeareth by pattent of Record,
the 9. of Edwarde the thirde
This man was 20. yeares Biſhop of Elie, and deceaſed 1336.
Elie beautifully builded of
newe his
Pallace at Elie, and likewiſe his Mannors in
diuers
places, eſpecially this in Oldeborne, which
he did not onely repaire
but rather new builded, and augmented it with a large
Port gate
houſe, or front towards the ſtréet or high way: his armes are yet
to be diſcerned in the ſtone worke thereof: he alſo ſate Biſhop of
Ely
14. yeares, and was tranſlated to Yorke.
In this houſe for the large and commodious roomes thereof, di
uers great and ſolemne feaſtes haue béene kept, eſpecially by the
Sergeantes
at the law, whereof twaine are to be noted for poſte
ritie.
The firſt in the yeare 1464.
the
One other feaſt was likewiſe there kept, in the yere 1531. the
Theſe alſo held their feaſt in this Elie houſe for fiue daies, to wit,
10. of Nouember
and
HenryKatherine
chambers) and the forreine Ambaſſadors in a third chamber. In
the
Hall at the high table, ſate Nicholas Lambard
London, the Iudges, the
Barons of the Exchequer, with certain
Aldermen of the Citie: At the boord on the
ſouth ſide, ſate the mai
ſter of the Rowles, the maiſters of
the Chauncerie, and worſhip
full Citizens: On the North ſide
of the Hall certayne Aldermen
began the boorde, and then followed Merchantes of
the Citie: in
the Cloiſtrie, Chappell and gallorie, Knights, Eſquires and Gen
tlemen were placed: in the halles, the Craftes of London: the
Sergeants
of Law and their wiues kept in their owne chambers.
It were tedious to ſet downe the preparation of fiſh, fleſh, and
other
victuailes ſpent in this feaſt, and would ſéeme almoſt incredi
ble & (as to me it ſéemeth) wanted little of a feaſt at a coronation:
neuertheleſſe a little I will touch, for declaration of the change of
prices.
There were brought to the ſlaughter houſe 24.
great
Béefes, at 26. ſhillings, viij.
pence the péece from the ſhambles,
one carkaſſe of
an Oxe at 24. s̃. one hundred fat Muttons, ij. s̃ x. ď.
the péece, 51. great Ueales at iiij. s̃. viij. ď. the péece: 34. Porkes
iij. s̃. viij. ď. the péece, 91. Pigs vj. ď. the péece, Capons of
Grece
of one Poulter, (for they had thrée) 10. dozens at xxij. pence the
peece, Capons of Kent
9. dozens, and ſixe at xij. ď. the peece,
Ca
pons courſe 19.
dozen at vj. ď. the peece, Cockes of groſe 7.
dozen 14. dozen and 8. at iij.
ď. the peece, Pullets the beſt
ij ď. ob. other Pullets ij. ď. Pigeous,
37. dozen at x. ď. the dozen, Swannes 14. dozen, Larkes, 340.
dozen at v. ď. the dozen &c.
ard,
of the kitchin.
Next beyond this Mannor of Ely houſe, is Lither lane,
turning
into the field. Then is Furniualles
Inne, now an
Inne of chaun
cerie, but ſometime belonging to William
Furniuall
and
and 13. ſhops as appeareth by Record of Richarde the 2
ſixt of his
raigne
led Bath place, of late
for the moſt part new builded, and ſo to the
Barres. Now againe from Newgate on the left hand or South
ſide lyeth the Olde Bayly, which runneth downe by the wall vp
on the ditch of the Citie called Hounds ditch to Ludgate: I haue
not read
how this ſtreete tooke that name, but is like to haue ri
ſen
of ſome Court of old time there kept: and I find that in the 34.
of Edward the third
betweene
Ludgate on the South, and Newgate on the North
was appointed to
of London: whereby it ſeemeth
that the Chamberlaines of Lon
don haue there kept their courts, as now
they do by the Guildhal
and till this day the
Mayor and Iuſtices of this Cittie kept their
ſeſſions in a part thereof, now
called the ſeſſions hall, both for the
cittie of London and
ſhire of Middleſex. Ouer againſt the
which houſe on the right hand tuS.
Georges lane, to
wards Fléet lane. In this S. Georges lane
on the North ſide ther
of, remaineth yet an old wall of ſtone
incloſing a peece of grounde
vp Seacoale lane,
wherein by report ſometime ſtoode an Inne of
Chauncery: which houſe being greatly decayed, and ſtanding re
mote from other houſes of that profeſſion, the company
remo
ued to common hoſterie, called of the ſigne, our Lady Inne, not
far from Clements Inne, which they procured from Iohn Fineox
Next out of the high ſtreet turneth downe a lane, called the lit
tle Baylie, which runneth downe to the Eaſt
ende of S.
Georges
lane. The next is Seacoale
lane, I thinke called Limeburners
lane, of burning their lime there
with Seacole. For I reade in
recorde of ſuch a lane to haue beene in the pariſh of S.
Sepulcher,
and there yet remaineth in this lane an Alley,
called Limeburners
Alley. Neere vnto this Seacoale lane in the turning towardes
Oldborne Conduit is Turne-againe lane, or rather as in a record
of the Edward the
third
eth downe Weſt to Fleete dike, from whence men muſt turne a
gaine the
ſame way that they came, for there it is ſtopped. Then
the high ſtréete turneth
downe Snor hill, to Oldborne
Conduit,
and from thence to Oldborne
bridge, beyond the which bridge on
the left hand is Shooe lane, by the which men paſſe from Oldborn
to Fleeteſtreete, by the Conduite there. In this Shooe
lane
on the left hande is one olde houſe called Oldborne hall, it is now
letten out into diuers tenementes. On the
other ſide at the ve
ry corner ſtandeth the pariſh Church of S.
Andrew, in the which
church or neare therevnto was
ſometime kept a Grammer ſchoole
as
appeareth in an other place by a Pattent, made as I haue
ſhewed for the erection
of ſchooles. There bee Monumentes in
this Church of an Earle of Southampton buried there
Rokeby
and
one of the Mayſters of Requeſtes to the Quéenes Maieſtie,
who deceaſed the 14. of Iune
1596
Chriſts Hoſpital in Londō
100. £. to the Colledge of the poore of
Queene Elizabeth in Eaſt Greenwich
100. pound, to the poore
ſchollers in
Cambridge 100. pound, to the poore
ſchollers in Oxford
From this Church of S.
Andrew vp Oldborne hill be diuers
fayre builded houſes, amongſt this which on the left hande there
ſtandeth three
Innes of Chauncery, whereof the firſt adioyning
vnto Crookhorne Alley is called Thaues
Inne & ſtandeth oppoſite
or ouer againſt the ſaid Elie houſe. Then
is Fewter lane which
ſtretcheth ſouth into
Fleetſtreet by the Eaſt end of S. Dunſtones
church, and is ſo called of Fewterers (or idle
people) lying there
as in a way leading to gardens: but the ſame is nowe of
later
yeares on both ſides builded with many faire houſes.
Beyond the Fewters lane is Barnardes Inne,
alias
Mot
worth Inne, which is the
ſecond Inne of Chauncerie, belonging
to the Deane and Chapter of Lincolne, as ſaith the Recorde of
Henry the ſixt32. of his raigne
thirde Inne of Chauncery, but whereof ſo named I am
ignorant:
the ſame of late is, for a great part thereof fayre builded, and not
a
little augmented: and then at the barre endeth this Ward without
Newgate.
But now without Ludgate, on the right hande or North
ſide
from the ſaid gate lyeth the Old Bayly, as I
ſaide: then the high
ſtreete called Ludgate
hill downe to Fleete lane, in which lane
ſtandeth the Fleete, a priſon houſe, ſo called of the
fleet or water
running by it.
I reade that Richard the firſt
med to
England and elect of Elie) and to his heires for euer the cuſtodie
of
his houſe or palace at Weſtminſter, with the keeping of his gaole
Then alſo againſt the South end of Shooe lane ſtandeth
a faire
water Conduite, whereof
was founder: for the
Mayor and communaltie of London being
poſſeſſed of a Conduit head, with diuers ſprings of water
gathered
thereinto in the pariſh of Padington, and the water conueighed
from thence by pypes of lead
towardes London vnto
Teyborne:
where it had layne by the ſpace of
ſixe yeares and more: The
executors of William Eaſtfield
Mayor and communaltie, for them in the yeare 1453. with
the
The inhabitants of Fleeteſtréete in the yeare 1478.
obtained
This conduit or ſtandard was againe new builded with a lar
ger ceſterne, at the charges of the cittie in the yeare 1582.
From this Conduit vp to Fewters lane and further
is the pa
riſh church of S. Dunſtan, called in the Weſt, (for
difference
from S.
Dunſtone in the eaſt) where lyeth buried
ner in S. Katherines
chappell by him builded 1421.
ing to
the ſame to ſtudents of the law,
as by the records following may
appeare:
vni partium,
quod
ſci. Dunſtoni Weſt. in ſuburbiLondini,
&c. tenuit &
illud dimiſit poſt mortem dict.
pro x. l. anuatium &c.
poſt mortem
This houſe hath ſince fallen into the Kings hands, (as I haue
heard) and is now
letten to the ſaid ſtudentes for foure pounde by
the yeare.
Somewhat beyond this Cliffords Inne is the South ende of
Newe ſtreete (or Chancelar
lane) on the the right hand where
of is Sergeantes Inne called in Chauncery lane. And then next
was
ſometime the houſe of the conuerted Iewes, founded by
Henry the third 1233. and the
this realme beene conuerted to chriſtianity and baptized, haue béen
relieued there: for I find in Recorde, that one
Iew that became a Chriſtian, was
baptized in the Richard
the ſecond
by the ſaide king. On the
Weſt ſide ſometime was an houſe
pertayning to the Prior of Necton
Parke (a houſe of Chanons
in Lincolne ſhire) this was commonly
called Hereflete Inne, and
was a Brewhouſe, but
now faire builded for the ſixe Clearkes of
the Chauncerie, and ſtandeth ouer
againſt the ſaide houſe, called
the Rolles, and
neare vnto the lane which now entreth Fickets
croft, or Fickets field.
Then is Shire lane opening alſo into Fickets field, hard by the barres. On
this North ſide of Fléetſtréet,
Now on the South ſide from Ludgate be faire builded
houſes
to Fléete bridge, on the
which bridge a Ceſterne for receite of
ſpring water was made by the men of Fléeteſtréete, but the wa
tercourſe is decaied and not reſtored.
Next is Bridelane, and therein Bridewell, of olde time the
Kinges houſe: for the
Kinges of this Realme haue beene there
lodged, and their Courtes of lawe haue
béene there kept of olde
time, to wit till the Henry the thirde
kept in the kings houſe wherſoeuer he was lodged, as may
appeare
by auncient records, whereof I haue ſeene many, but as for exam
ple I haue already ſet forth one, in the Chapter of Towers
and
Caſtels before.
Henry the
eight
houſe of new, for receit
of the Charles
the 5Chriſt
1522. was
lodged himſelfe at the Blacke Fryars,
to the king to bee Marques of Exceſter, Henry
Brandon a childe
In the yeare 1528.
Cardinall
In the yeare 1529. the
ſame
But now you ſhall heare how this houſe became a houſe of
correction. In the
yeare 1553. the
This gift Edwarde
ted the
26. of Iune next following, and in the
yeare 1555. in the
moneth of FebruarieWilliam
Gerrarde
dermen entred Bridewell, and tooke poſſeſſion thereof according
to
the gift of the ſaide Edwarde
med by
Mary
The Biſhop of S. Dauides
had his Inne ouer againſt the north
ſide
of this Bridewell (as I haue heard.)
Then is the pariſh church of S. Bridget
or S. Bride, (as they
terme it) now a fayre church, the
which
er, Warden of the Fleete aboute the yeare 1480 increaſed with
The next is Saliſbery court a place
ſo called, for that it belonged
to the Biſhops of Salisbery, and was their Inne, or London houſe
at ſuch time as they were ſummond to
come to the Parliament, or
came for other buſines, it hath of late time beene
the dwelling,
firſt of Richarde SakeuileThomas Sakeuile
Then is Water lane running downe by the weſt ſide of a
houſe called the hanging ſworde to the Thames.
Then was the white Fryars church called
Fratres beatæ
Mariæ
de monte Carmeli, firſt founded (ſaieth
Richarde GrayGrey Codnor, in the
yeare 1241.
Preſbetery ſteeple, and many other partes, and was
there buried
about the yeare 1420. there lyeth buried alſo in the new Quire
In the olde Quier, lye Margaret
lesIohn Brown
This houſe was valued at 62. £. 7. s̃.
3. ď. & was ſurrendred
the 30. of Henry the eight
In place of this Fryars church bee now many fayre houſes
builded, lodginges for noble men and others. Then
is the Sar
ieantes Inne, ſo
called for that diuers Iudges and
Sarieantes at
the Law, keepe a Commons, and are lodged there in Terme
times. Next is the New Temple, ſo called becauſe the
plars
borne. This houſe was founded by the
England, in the Henry the ſecond
Theſe
yeare 1118. in
manner following. Certaine noble men, horſe
Their firſt profeſſion was for ſafegarde of the
Pilgrimes
comming to viſite the Sepulchre and to keepe the high waies a-
ter they had a rule appointed
vnto them, and a white Habite by
ber, they beganne to increaſe greatly.
Afterwarde in Pope
nius
mentes, to be knowne by from others: and in
ſhort time becauſe
they had their firſt manſion hard by the Temple of our Lord in
Ieruſalem, they were called
Many noble men in all parts of Chriſtendome, became Breth
ren
of this order, and builded for themſelues Temples in euery ci
tie or great Towne. In England this was their cheife
houſe,
which they builded after the forme of the Temple, neare to the
ſepulchre of our Lord at Ieruſalem,
they had alſo an other Temple
in Cambridge, one other in Briſtow, in Canterbury,
Douer,
Warwicke, & others in other places. This Temple in London,
was often made a ſtorehouſe of mens Treaſure, I meane ſuch
as
feared the ſpoile there of in other places.
1232.
This Temple was againe dedicated 1240. belike
alſo new
Theſe
they entertayned the Nobilitie, forraine Ambaſſadors, and the
Prince himſelfe, very often, inſomuch that
out on them for their Pride, who
being at the firſt ſo poore, as they
had but one horſe to ſerue two of them, (in
tokē whereof they gaue
in their Seale, two men riding vpon one
horſe,) yet ſuddainely they
waxed ſo inſolent, that they diſdayned other orders,
and ſorted
themſelues with Noble men.
Edwarde the
firſt 1163. taking with him
Many Parliamentes and great Counſailes haue been there
kept as may
appeare by our hiſtories. In the yeare 1308. all
Phillip king of France
the whole world, and cauſed them to be condemned by a
generall
Counſaile to his aduantage, as he thought, for he beleeued to haue
had all their landes in France, and therefore ſeazed the ſame
into
his handes, (as I haue read) cauſed the
of foure and fifty, (or after
Paris.
Edward
2 1313. gaue
vnto
After Some)
ſurping the ſame
held it during his life, by whoſe death it came a
gaine to
the handes of Edwarde
the thirde
to wit, 1324. by a
Counſaile holden at
The ſaide Edward the
thirde
ſaide knightes, who poſſeſſed it, and in the
ſaide kinges raigne
Temple. Theſe knightes had their head houſe for England by
Weſt Smithfielde, and they in the raigne of the ſame Edward the
third
Temple, with the appertenants therevnto
adioyning, to the ſtu
dents of the common Lawes of England: in whoſe
poſſeſſion the
ſame hath euer ſithence remained, and is now diuided into 2. hou
ſes of ſeuerall
ſtudents, by the name of Innes of Court, to witte,
the Inner Temple and the Middle
Temple, who keep two ſeue
ral Hals, but
they reſort al to yͤ ſaid Temple Church, in the round
walke whereof (which is the Weſt part
without the Quire) there
remaineth monuments of Noble men there buried, to the
number
of xi. eight of them are Images of armed Knights, v. lying croſſe
legged, as men vowed to the holy land, againſt the infidels and vn
beleeueing Iewes: the other three ſtraight legged: the reſt
are coa
ped ſtones all of gray Marble: the firſt of the
croſſe legged was
Pembroke, who died
1219.
After this Furſan, being made
a
Templar in the yeare 1245. dyed
and was buried there, and
In the yeare 1581. the
Rebelles of Eſſex, and of Kent,
This Temple Church hath a Maiſter, and
foure Stipendarie,
Prieſtes, with a Clarke, theſe for the miniſtration of diuine
ſer
uice there, haue ſtipendes allowed vnto them, out of
the poſſeſſi
ons and reuenewes of the late Hoſpitall and houſe of S.
Iohns of
Ieruſalem in England, as it had beene in the Edward
the ſixt
weſt part of this warde, and alſo of this Citie for the Liberties
thereof, which
warde hath an Alderman, and his Deputies three:
In Sepulchers pariſh common Counſaile ſix, Conſtables foure,
Scauengers
foure, Wardmote inqueſt twelue: S. Bridgetes
pariſh, common Councellors eight, Conſtables eight, Scauengers eight, Wardmote inqueſt, twentie: in S. Androwes common Councell two, Conſtables two,
Scauen