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TY - ELEC
A1 - Stow, John
A1 - Munday, Anthony
A1 - Munday, Anthony
A1 - Dyson, Humphrey
ED - Jenstad, Janelle
T1 - Survey of London (1633): Town Ditch
T2 - The Map of Early Modern London
ET - 7.0
PY - 2022
DA - 2022/05/05
CY - Victoria
PB - University of Victoria
LA - English
UR - https://mapoflondon.uvic.ca/edition/7.0/stow_1633_ditch.htm
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ER - The city ditch was part of London’s medieval defence system that ran along the outside of the wall
from the Tower to Fleet River. According to much filth (conveyed forth of the Citie) especially dead dogs, were there laid or cast
(Stow 1633, sig. M1v). The ditch
was filled in and covered with garden plots by the time of
The city of London, not to be confused with the allegorical character (
Holy Trinity Priory, located west of Aldgate and north of Leadenhall
Street, was an Augustinian Priory. in the parishes of Saint Marie Magdalen, S. Michael, S. Katherine, and the blessed Trinitie, which now was made but one Parish of the holy Trinitie
(Stow).
Before
Aldgate was the easternmost gate into the walled
city. The name Aldgate
is thought to come from one of four sources:
Eastern gate
(Ekwall 36), ale
, public gate
or open to all
, or old gate
(Bebbington
20–21).
The Tower Ditch, or Tower
Moat, was part of the Tower of London’s
medieval defences. It was built by the Bishop of Ely
Moorditch was the section of the City Ditch outside the Wall, which ran east-west from Bishopsgate to Moorgate (Sugden).
Moorgate was one of the major gates in the Wall of London (Sugden). It was situated in the northern part of the Wall, flanked by Cripplegate and Bishopsgate. Clearly labelled as More Gate
on the Agas map, it stood near the intersection of London Wall street and Coleman Street (Sugden; Stow 1598, sig. C6v). It adjoined Bethlehem Hospital, and the road through it led into Finsbury Field (Rocque) and Mallow Field.
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now remaineth, and com
paſſed the wall of the Ci
tie, was begun to be made
by the Londoners, in the
yeere
of Iohn
of 200. foot broad, cauſed no ſmall hin
drance to the Canons of the holy Trinitie, whoſe Church ſtood neere Ealdgate,
for that the ſaid ditch paſſed through
their ground from the Tower unto Biſhopſgate. This Ditch being originally
made for the defence of the Citie, was
alſo long time together carefully clean
ſed and maintained, as need required:
but now of late neglected, and forced
eyther to a very narrow, and the ſame a
filthy channell, or altogether ſtopped
up, for Gardens planted, & houſes buil
ded thereon, even to the Wall, and in
many places upon both Ditch & Wall,
houſes are builded, to what danger of
the Citie, I leave to wiſer conſideration
than mine owne: and can but wiſh that
reformation might be had.
In the yeere of Chriſt 1354. 28. .
the ditch of this Citie flowing over the
banke into the Tower ditch, the King
commanded the ſaid ditch of the Citie
to be cleanſed and ſo ordered, that the o
verflowing thereof, ſhould not force any
filth into the Tower ditch.
Ann. 1379. Iohn Philpot, Maior of London, cauſed this ditch to be clenſed, and
every houſhold to pay 5. d. which was
for a dayes worke toward the charges
therof. R. 2
ted a Toll to be taken of wares ſold by
water or by land for 10. yeeres, towards
repairing the wall, & clenſing the ditch.
Thomas Fawconer
the ditch to be clenſed.
Ralph Ioſeline
whole ditch to be cleanſed, and ſo from
time to time it was cleanſed and other
wiſe reformed: namely, in
of Hen. 8Bridges of this Citie.
ditch, betweene Ealdgate and the Po
ſterne next the Tower ditch: the chiefe
ditcher had by the day 7. pence, the ſe
cond ditcher 6. pence, the other dit
chers, 5. pence. And every vagabond
(for ſo were they then termed) one pen
ny the day, meat and drink, at the char
ges of the Citie.
In my remembrance alſo the ſame
was cleanſed, namely the Moore ditch,
when William Hollies
the yeere
from the Tower of London to Ealdgate.
It was againe cleanſed in the yeere
Henry Ameotes
the charges of the Companies. And a
gaine Eliz.
ſing the ſame Ditch, betweene Ealdgate
and the Poſterne, and making a new
Sewere, and Wharfe of Timber, from
the head of the Poſterne into the towne
ditch, 814. l. 15. s. 8. d. Before the
which time, the ſaid ditch lay open,
without wall or pall, having therein
great ſtore of very good fiſh, of divers
ſorts, as many men yet living, who have
taken and taſted them, can well witnes:
but now no ſuch matter, the charge of
cleanſing is ſpared, and great profit
made by letting out the bankes, with
the ſpoile of the whole ditch.
I am not ignorant of two Fifteenes
granted by a common Councell, in the
yeere
ditch, and that a ſmall portion thereof,
to wit, betweene Biſhopſgate and the Po
ſterne called Mooregate, was cleanſed,
and made ſomewhat broader than it
was before: but filling againe very faſt,
by reaſon of over-raiſing the ground
neere adjoyning, therefore never the
better: and I will ſo leave it, for I can
not helpe it.