The survay of London: containing, the originall, antiquitie, encrease, and more moderne estate of the sayd famous citie ... / Written in the yeere 1598 ... Since then, continued, corrected and much enlarged with many ... notes ... [to] 1618 [by Anthony Munday].

  • John Stow
Date:
1618
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Credit: The survay of London: containing, the originall, antiquitie, encrease, and more moderne estate of the sayd famous citie ... / Written in the yeere 1598 ... Since then, continued, corrected and much enlarged with many ... notes ... [to] 1618 [by Anthony Munday]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    fuch bredth and depth, that 1 o. or 12.fliips,Nauies at once with Ruier of Weis Merchandises, were wont to come to the forefayd bridge ofbare Ships, Fleete, and fome of them to Oldborne bridge : Now the fame courfe (by filth of the Tanners and fuch others) was fore decay¬ ed; alfo by r ay fin g of wharfes, but fpecially, by a diuerfion of the water, made by them ofthenew Temple; for their Milles Handing without Baynards fifth > in the firft yeere ofKing John, Patent Record. and by diuers other impediments, fo as the faid fhips could not Mils by Bay- enter as they were wont, and as they ought. Wherefore hee de- nards cartel], fired, that the Maior of London, with thcSheriffes and other dif- ? aftde Zthc, crcet Aldermen, might he appointed to view the fayd courfe of ° U°m the fayd water, and that by the othes of good men, all the fore¬ fayd hinderances might be remoued, and it to be made as it w-as wont of old. Whereupon, Roger le Brabafou, theConftableof of theTowre , with the Maior and Sherifi'es, were afligned to take with them honeft and difereete men, and to make dili¬ gent fearch and enquiry, how the fayd riuer was in old time,and ^iuer *° ca^c<* that they leauc nothing that may hurt or flop it, but keepe it in m c^e ^eere the fame efiate that it was wont to be: §Do far the l&etOjD. ^°7*' ^hereupon if follotoeD, that the fapb miner toas af that time cleanfeo, tfcefe spils rcmoueD, anD other things Done fcj the pjeferuation of the courfe thereof: nottoitbffamiing, tie* ucr bjought to the oloe Depth anD bjeaoth: tohereupon the name of Kiuer ceafeD, anD it teas Cnee calieD a BjooUe; namelp, Turn mi 11, ojTremill Bjoobe, fo* that Diuers Spils toere e- tetteo bpon it, as appeareth bp afaireftegifferboefee, con-Iurn'ir,a! feining the foundation of the ^jtojie at Clarken-well, anD r°° e’ Donation of the lanes thereunto belonging, as alfo bp Diuers other &eeo*os. SChis X5*oofee hath been Diuers times fince cleanfeo, naroe- Ip, anD laff of all toanp effect, inthepeare 1502. the 17. of Henry the fenentha the tohole courfeof Fleete SDifee, then fo cal* leD, toas fcotojeD (3 fap) ootone to the Thames, fo that boats toith filb ano fetoell toere rctoeD to Fleetbridge, anD to oid- borne bridge, asthep of olD time haD been aceuttomeo, tohich toas a great rommoDitie to al the inhabitants in that part of the Citie.
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