A survey of London / written in the year 1598, by John Stow.

  • John Stow
Date:
1842
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Credit: A survey of London / written in the year 1598, by John Stow. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    A TABLE OF THE CHAPTERS CONTAINED IN THIS BOOK. PAGE The antiquity of London . . 1 The wall about the city of London... 3 Of the ancient and present rivers, brooks, bourns, pools, wells, and conduits of fresh water serving the city ... 5 The ditch sometime compassing the wall of the same ... 8 Bridges of this city. . 9 Gates in the wall of this city ... 11 Of towers and castles. 17 Of schools and other houses of learning . 27 Houses of students of the common law. 29 Of orders and customs of the citizens . 30 Sports and pastimes of old time used in this city.. 35 Watches in London . 38 Honour of citizens and worthiness of men in the same . 40 The city of London divided into parts . 45 Portsoken ward . 46 Tower street ward. 49 Ealdgate ward. 52 Lime streetward. 57 Bishopgate ward. 62 Broad street ward . 66 Comehill ward. 71 Langborne ward and Fenny about. 75 Billingsgate ward . 78 Bridge ward within . 79 Candlewike street ward. 81 Walbrooke ward... 84 Downegate ward. 86 Vintrie ward . 89 Cordwainer street ward... 94 Cheape ward . 97 Coleman street ward. 104 BasingshaJl ward . 107 PAGE Cripplegate ward. 109 Aldersgate ward. 113 Faringdon ward infra, or within. no Bread street ward . 128 Queenhithe ward. 131 Castle Baynard ward. 135 The ward of Faringdon extra, or without. 138 Bridge ward without (the 26th in number), consisting of the borough of Southwark, in the county of Surrey ... 150 The suburbs without the walls of the city, briefly touched, as also without the liberties, more at large described. 156 Liberties of the duchy of Lancaster without Temple Bar 164 The city of Westminster, with the antiquities, monu¬ ments, bounds, and liberties thereof . 166 Spiritual, or ecclesiastical government. 177 Parish churches in the city of London, the borough of Southwark, the suburbs and city of Westminster. 181 Hospitals in this city and suburbs... 183 Of leprous people and lazar houses . 184 Temporal government of this city. ib. Aldermen and sheriiFs of London . 196 OflScers belonging to the lord mayor’s house . ib. Sheriffs of London, their officers. ib. Mayor and sheriffs’ livery. ib. Companies of London placed at the mayor’s feast. 197 Liveries worn by citizens at triumphs. 198 An Apology, or Defence, against the opinions of, &c. ... 200 Singularities in the same expressed. 201 An Appendix, containing an Ancient Author who wrote in the reign of Henry the Second: his book, entitled Libellum de situ et nobilitate Londini, never before imprinted. 208 Index. 217
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