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NExt without the barre and libertie of the citie of Lon
don and the liberties of the
Dutchy of Lancaſter, on
the ſaid ſouth ſide or left hande neere vnto the Riuer
of Thames, amongſt other buildings memorable for
greatneſſe, the firſt
was Exceſter
houſe,
ſo called for
that the ſame belonged to the Biſhop of Exceſter, and was their
Inne or London lodging: the ſame hath béene ſithence
called Paget houſe, becauſe
the Lord
Then weſt was a Chappell dedicate to the Holy Ghoſt, called
S.
Spirit, vpon what occaſion founded I
haue not read.
Then is Milford
lane downe to the Thames, why ſo called I
haue not heard nor can coniecture.
Then was the Biſhop of Bathes Inne, lately new builded,
for
a great parte thereof by the Lorde
which came
ſithence to be poſſeſſed by the Earle of Arondell,
thereof called Arundell
houſe.
Next beyond the which on the ſtréet ſide, was ſometime a faire
Cemitorie (or
Churchyard) and in the ſame a pariſh Church, cal
led of the natiuitie of our Ladie, and the innocents at
the Strand,
and of ſome, by meane of a brotherhood
kept there, called of S. Vrſula at the Strand.
of Thames, was an Inne of Chauncery, commonly called Cho
ſters Inne (becauſe
it belonged to the Biſhoppe of Cheſter)
by
others named of the ſituation Strand Inne.
Then had yee in the high ſtréete a faire bridge called Strande
bridge, and vnder it a lane or way downe to the
landing place
on the banke of the Thames.
Then was the Biſhoppe of Cheſters Inne, or his London
lodging. And next adioyning to it the Biſhoppe of Worceſters
Inne: all which to wit, the parriſh of Saint Mary at
Strande,
Strand Inne, Strand bridge, with the lane vnder it, the Biſhop
of Cheſters
Inne, the Biſhoppe of Worceſters Inne, with all
the tenementes
adioyning were by commandement of Edwarde
Duke of SommerſetEdward the
ſixt
tor, pulled downe, and
made leuell ground, in the yeare
this
place whereof he builded that large and goodly houſe, now cal
led Somerſet houſe.
In the high ſtréete néere vnto the Strande ſometime
ſtoode a
croſſe of ſtone againſt the Biſhoppe of Couentrie or Cheſter his
houſe, whereof I reade, that
in the yeare
ther
times, the Iuſtices Itinerantes, ſate without London, at
the ſtone croſſe ouer againſt the Biſhop of Couentries houſe,
and
ſometime they ſate in the Biſhops houſe, which was hard by the
Strand.
Then next is the Sauoy ſo called of Peter Earle of Sauoy
Richmond, ſonne to Thomas Earle of Sauoy
faceCanterbury, and vncle vnto Helenor
Henry the
third
He firſt builded this houſe in the yeare
occaſion offered to proue that this Peter of Sauoy
of Sauoy. Wherefore out of a booke of the
Genealogies of all the
whole houſe of Sauoy, compiled by
of Guzani,
remaining in the hands of
dragon officer of armes, I haue
gathered this. Thomas Earle of
SauoyBeatrixAimonGeneua
9. ſons, & 3. daughters:
Sauoy in the yere
Iohn
and alſo in
the yeare
Mannor in England.
In the yeare Kent and Eſſex burnt this
houſe, vnto the which
there was none in the realme to be compa
red in beauty, and ſtatelineſſe (ſaith mine Author.) They
ſet fire
o
to loſe his head) ſhould conuert
to his own vſe any thing that there
was, but that they ſhould
breake ſuch plate and veſſell of Gold and
ſiluer, as was found in that houſe,
(which was in great plentie)
into ſmall peeces and throwe the ſame into the riuer of Thames:
Precious ſtones
they ſhoulde bruſe in morters that the ſame
might bee to no vſe: and ſo it was
done by them: One of their
companiens they burned in the fire, becauſe he minded
to haue re
ſerued one goodly péece of plate.
They found there certaine barrels of Gunpowder, which they
thought had béene Gold
or ſiluer, and throwing them into the
fire, more
ſuddenly then they thought, the Hall was blowne
vppe, the houſes deſtroyed, and
themſelues verie hardly eſcaped
away.
rebelles for malice they bare to Iohn of GauntLancaſter of later time came to the Kings hands, and
was againe raiſed
This Hoſpitall of Sauoy
was againe new founded, erected, cor
porated and endowed with landes by Mary
Nouember
ſion, and was made maiſter thereof in the
ſame Moneth of
uember
thing not to
be forgotten) ſtored the ſame of new with beddes, bed
ding
and other furniture, in very ample manner &c. and it was by
pattent ſo
confirmed at Weſtminſter the
and PhillipMary
The Chappell of this Hoſpital ſerueth now as a Pariſh church
to the tenements
thereof neere adioyning and others.
The next was ſometime the Biſhoppe of Carliles his Inne,
which now belongeth to the Earle of Bedford, & is called Ruſſell
or Bedford houſe. It ſtretcheth from the Hoſpitall
of Sauoy,
Weſt to Iuie
bridge. And thus farre on this South ſide the high
ſtréete is of
the libertie of the Dutchy of Lancaſter.
Iuie bridge in the high ſtreete hath a way or low
going downe
vnder it, ſtretching to the Thames: the
like as ſometime had the
Strand bridge before
ſpoken of.
This whole ſtreete from Temple Bar to the
Sauoy was
commanded to be paued, and Tole to bee
taken towards the char
ges thereof in the Henry
the ſixt
the high ſtreete
ſtandeth a payre of Stockes, and then one large
middle Row of houſes and ſmall
Tenements builded partly ope
ning to the ſouth, partly
towardes the North. Amongſt the which
ſtandeth the Pariſh
church of S, Clement Danes
ſo called becauſe
Harolde
in that Churchyarde, This Canutus
by a
Concubine, raigned three yeares and was buried at Weſt
minſter, but afterwarde Hardicanutus
nutus
her out of the Realme,
and the murder of his Brother
commanded the body of Harold
to be throwne into the Thames, where it
was by a Fiſherman
taken vp, and buried in this Churchyarde. This ſaide Middle
Row
of houſes ſtretching weſt to a ſtone Croſſe now headleſſe,
by or againſt the Strand including the ſaide pariſh Church of S.
Clement, is wholy of the libertie of Dutchie of Lancaſter, which
libertie is gouerned by
the Chancelor of that ſaide Dutchie, now
at this preſent, Robert Cecill
to her Maieſtie, and one of her Maieſties moſt Honorable
priuie
Councellors, there is vnder him a Stewarde that keepeth court
and Leete for
the Queene, giueth the charge and taketh the othes
of euery vnder Officer, then is
there foure Burgeſſes, and 4.
Aſſiſtantes to take vp Controuerſies, a Bayliffe
which hath two
or three vnder Bayliffes that make Areſts within that libertie, 4.
Conſtables, foure Wardens that keepe the Lands and Stocke
for the poore, foure
Wardens, for high wayes, a Iury or Inqueſt
of foureteene or ſixteene to preſent
defaultes, foure Alecunners
which loke to aſſiſſe of weightes and meaſures,
&c. foure Sca
uengers and a Beadle, and their common
Priſon is Newgate.
Thus much for the Suburbe in the Libertie of the Dutchie of
Lancaſter.