The survey of London: contayning the orignall, increase, moderne estate, and government of that city, methodically set downe / With a memoriall of those famouser acts of charity, which for publike and pious uses have beene bestowed by many worshipfull citizens and benefactors. Begunne first by the paines and industry of Iohn Stovv, in the yeere 1598. Afterwards inlarged by the care and diligence of A[nthony] M[unday] in the yeere 1618. And now completely finished by the study and labour of A. M., H[enry] D[yson] and others. This present yeere 1633. Whereunto, besides many additions (as appeares by the contents) are annexed divers alphabeticall tables.

John Stow

Date:: 1633

Credit: The survey of London: contayning the orignall, increase, moderne estate, and government of that city, methodically set downe / With a memoriall of those famouser acts of charity, which for publike and pious uses have beene bestowed by many worshipfull citizens and benefactors. Begunne first by the paines and industry of Iohn Stovv, in the yeere 1598. Afterwards inlarged by the care and diligence of A[nthony] M[unday] in the yeere 1618. And now completely finished by the study and labour of A. M., H[enry] D[yson] and others. This present yeere 1633. Whereunto, besides many additions (as appeares by the contents) are annexed divers alphabeticall tables. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$The kings fcfvanti deriding the Citi- xcnsjwcrc fore bea* tCjbut the Citizens were fined by the King. Q^inten uponCsrn* bk Kunning vrithftaves on the Tbamesi Leaping, dancing, {hooting, meftUng. A game at VV'efimin. fier on Lam. mat day. i Sports and Tdjlmes: Certainc of the Kings fervants, be- caufe the Court lay then at m^minpr^ camcj as itwere, in defpighc ot the Ci- tizensi to that game, and giving re- prochflill names to the Londoners for the dignity of the Cicic, and the an¬ cient priviledge which they ought to have enjoyed, were called Barons: the faid being wrongfully abufed, fell upon the Kings fervants, and beat them flirewdly, (o that upon complaint made to the I#ing, he fined the Citic to pay a thoufand Markes.This exercife of running at the Qu,intcn, was pra6lifed bytheyouthfull Citizens,arwelin fum- mer as in winter • namely jin the feaft of chrijimnst I have leene a Qmntcn let upon Cornhill^y xSiqLouden tLall^whcvc the attendants of the Lords of merry di- fports have riinne, and‘made great pa- ftime ifor he that hit nOt the broad end of the Quintcn,was of all men laughed tofeorne* andhethathitit full, it hec rode nor the fafter, hald a found blow in hisnccke withabag full of fand, han¬ ged on rhe other end. ' I have alfo m che Summer feafon, feenclbrneuponthcRiVer of Thames, rowed in Whirries, with ftaves in their hands, flat at the fore-end, running one againft another, and for the moft parr, one or both, overtfarowne, and. well dowked. On the.HoIy-daycs in Summer, the Youths of this Citie have ii^ the Field exercifed themfelves, in leaping, ’dan¬ cing, fhooting,tvreftling,cafiing of the ftone or ball, &c. And tor defence and ufeof the VVea- pon,there is a fpeciall profeffion of mefi that leach it. I reade that in the yeere 12 2 2‘iand the 6. of King Henry the 3 .on Saint lames day, the Citizens of London kept games of defence and wreftling, neerctothe Hofpirall o^M-atilda^ at S. Giles in the field,inhere theygot the ma- ftery of the men of the Suburbs. The BailifPe of mfiminpr deviling to be revenged, proclaimed a game to be at mfiminjter upon Lammas day .* whereunco the Citizens willihgly re¬ paired. When they had played a while, the Bailiffe, with the men of the Suburbs, harnefled themfelves treachcroufly ,and fell to fuch fighting, that the Citizens (being fore wounded) were forced 'to runne into the Citie, where they rung the common Bell, and aflemblcd the Citizens in great number. When the matter was declared, every man wifhed to revenge the fad: but the Lord Mai, or of the Citie, being a wife and quiet man, willed them firll to move rhe Ab¬ bot of in the matter, and if he would promife to fee amends made, it was fufficienr.Buc a certainc Citizen, named Conjlantine Fitz willed, that all the houfes of the Abbot and Bai¬ liffe fhould be pulled downe. Which de fperate words vvere no fooncr fpokeri, but the common people (as unadvifed- ]y)ifrued forth qfche Citie without a- nyorder, andfought.a cruell battell, Conjlantine pulling downe divers hou¬ fes ■ and the people (as praifing Conjlafu tine) cryed *, The joy of the Momtaine^the Joy oftheMomtme j God help,andthe Lord Li)dorcike. A few dayes after this tuttiult, the Abbot oSsFeJiminJlerc3Lmc to Londony.o Philip Dawheney^onc of che kings Coun- cell, tocomplaine of the injuries done to him: the Londoners perceiving it, be- fet the houfe about, and tooke bv vio¬ lence twelve of the Abbots horibi; a- way, cruelly beating his men, &c; But whilcfl the (aid Daroheney labou¬ red to pacific the vprore,the Abbot got out at the backc doore of the houfe, and fo, by a Boat on th^ Thames jiasdly efca- ped, the Citizens throwing ftoiies after him in great abundante. Thcic things being thus done ^Hither t de Burge^ chiefe luftice oi England^ with a great Army of menjcarac to the Tow¬ er oiLondon^ and fcnf for the Maior and Aldermen, ofwhom hee enquired for the principal! Authors'of this Fa(5lion. C enfiantinepem^^covi(k.3iQt in rfic fedi- don,was more co’nftaqt in the anfwer 5 affirming,that hee;had done ic,and that he had done much leffe than hec meant to have done. The Jufiice tooke him, and two other with him, and ch^t morningfent him to Faulcatitfsbywhcsfnth a gt-cat number of armed 'men^' vidi'o brought Conjlantine to thd G^If^r^cs, . But when he faw'dic Rope about his necke, hee offered for his life fif* teene thoufand Markes, yet it would H 3 not 77 TheaJ- Viccoftfic L. Maior. The bad counfel of Csnflmlne TH%Armlit at bad fol¬ lowed. ChttnOion. The Ab¬ bot of put to bis (hifts. The Lord chkfe lu¬ ftice cn« tred the Cine of Lmdtn with an Army. Conpantm and other hangiid.$

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