Volume 1

A survey of London / by John Stow; reprinted from the text of 1603, with introduction and notes by Charles Lethbridge Kingsford.

  • Stow, John
Date:
1908
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Credit: A survey of London / by John Stow; reprinted from the text of 1603, with introduction and notes by Charles Lethbridge Kingsford. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    Salter, Mayor 1530. Henry Sncley, Merchant Taylor, one of the Shirififes 1541. Richard Reade Alderman, that serued and was taken prisoner in Scotland, 1542. Robert House one of the Shiriffes, 1589. William Albany, Richard May, and Roger Abdy, Merchant Taylors. In the 23. of Henry the eight, the seuenteenth of August, two priests of this church fell at variance, that the one drew bloud of the | other, wherefore the same church was suspended, Page 349 and no seruice sung or sayd therein for the space of one Church sus- month after, the priestes were committed to prison, and the fifteenth of October being inioyned penance, went before a generall procession, bare headed, bare footed, and bare legged, before the children, with beades and bookes in their hands, from Paides through Cheape, Cornehill &c. More to be noted of this church, which had sometime a fayre spired steeple of stone. In the yeare 1559. the fift of September, about mid day, fell a great tempest of lightning, with a terrible clap of thunder, which stroke the sayd spire about nine or ten foote beneath Spire of Alhal- the top: out of the which place fell a stone that slew a dog, and ouerthrew a man that was playing with the dogge. The by tempest, same spire being but little damnified thereby, was shortly after taken downe, for sparing the charges of reparation. On the same side is Salters Hall, with sixe almes houses in Salters Hall, number, builded for poore decayed brethren of that com- pany; This Hall was burned in the yeare 1539. and againe reedificd. Lower downe on the same side, is the parish church of Saint Parish church Mildred The monuments in this church be uV^streef the Lord Trenchaunt, of Saint Albons, knight, who was supposed to be either the new builder of this church, or best benefactor to the works thereof, about the yeare 1300. and odde — Cornish, gentleman, 1312. William Palmer, Blader, a great benefactor also, 1356. John Shadivorth Mayor J40]. who gaue the parsonage house, a reuestry, and Churchyard to that parish, in the yeare 1428. Notwithstanding, his monument is pulled downe. Stephen Btigge Gent, his Armes be three water bugges, 1419. Henry Btiggc founded a chauntrie there, 1419. Roger ' odde;] certaine, i6yy
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