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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$W’all about the (jtie bf London, Halnkih, Bcdc, The Bri- iems given to glutto¬ ny, ilrun- tennclfe, pri«le, and contenti- I on. I I TbeBrj- I tarns pla- jl'giicd for j theirfiaful life. ir'itchcttdiis. Bede. Tih^ Saxons fent for to defend the Bri tames, but they draTc the into the Moun- rainesi Saxons un- tkilfull of building withftone, Be»nct,3 Monkc, brought in Mtfons. ■ Woodden churthes,^ andgolde prleAs. Monafte- ries af rot¬ ten timber ./ThQBrimnesMcr this contiriiiinga Uogting and <io’-]htfuil warre ^ith the Scots and ^-'hoiceof f'ktnJger to he the.irXing and Leader: which man (as faith Malmesbury) was neither valo¬ rous of courage, nor wife of counfelljbut wholly given over to the tinlawfulliufts ofhis flefh. The people likewife(in (Horc lime) being growne to fomc quietnelfe, gave themleivcs to gluttony and drun. kenneiTe, pride, contention, envie, and fucli other vices, cafting trom them the yoke o^chrijl. In the mcane fealon, a hitter Plague fell among them, confii- ming in ihort time fuch a multitude, that the quicke were not fufficient to bu- rie the dead: and yet the remnant re¬ mained fo hardned in finncjthat neither death of their frictjds, nor fcare of their owne danger, could cure the mortality of their foules 5. wherupon a great ftroke of vengeance enfued t^on the whole finfull Nation. For, being now againe infeded with their old neighbours, the Jrot/and Pibls^ theyqonluk With their King rerf/ger, and fend for, the Saxons.^ wholliortly after arrived here.in Bri- tainc-, where, faith Beds\ th^y were re¬ ceived as friends; biit^as it ptoved,-ihey minded to deftroy the Coimtrcy as ene¬ mies. For after they had driven out the Scots and PBsy they alfo drave the. Bri- taines^(ovs\Q. over the Scas,fome into the wade nioiintaines of t^ales and Cornwall, and divided the..Countrey‘into divers Kingdomes amongd themfelvesi . ■ ' Thefe SaxorH \yere likewife ignorant of building with,dpne, untill the yeere 6%o. for then it is a^rmed, that Bemet^ Abbot of Windy Mader to the reve¬ rend BUe^ firft brdught,. Artificers of flone hoLifes, and glaffcu^indovves into this iland, amongd the Saxon): Arts, before that time,'unto them unkiiownc, and therefore nfed they but woodderi buildings: A.nd;Eotltu5.accordeth Poly- chr.0}2lc,0K,yVrhoQtii\Xi that tlunh^d yee woodden Churehes^nay WooddeiXrCha- iices, and goldqn Prieds j but dnee,gol¬ den Chalices,; and woodden Ptieds, Andj to knit up this Argument,. > King Edgarhis Ghartet to the. Abbey of Malmesbury,datedtheyeere of Cfirift t;74. hath words to thiseffcA: .dll the Alo.nafteries in my EealmCy to the qutward fight^arc, nothing but vjorm-eaten/trnd rotten Xmlcty and hoords.^ and that Tvorfe is^ within they .arc almojiemyty andvoid ofdi~ <ume Scr-vice. . Thus much be faid for ^ walling,- not oneiy in refpc<d of this Citie, but gene¬ rally alfo of the fird within the Realmei Now to returne to our Trinohanty (as Caefar cals it 5 ) the fame is ( fince ) by Tacitusy Ptolomaxu, and .dnton/us,called Londinium, Longidinium-y oiAmmlanm^ Lundtnumy and Augufiay who calfcth it alfo an ancient Citie, Ofour^m^V-f, Lundaike; of the old Saxons, Lunden- ceaJleryLmdenhirig, Londennir. O f dran. ^ttSy Londra&.i\dLondres- of the inha¬ bitants, London: wiicr^ofyoii may read a more large and lcarnedDircouric-,and how ittookethenamCj in that Worke of my loving friend, Mader Camden^ now Clarenceaulxy which is called^ 5r/- tania, ' Concerning Camdeny in his more abfoil]te relation oi Lotidoxy the Argu¬ ment we have now in hand j I will be fo bold as to borrow his owne wordsjas he hath fet themdowne in his Britama. Sumraingover the leverall names then given and attributed thereto, as fc«:mer. lyhath beenc declared: hee comes to his owne iudgement: For mine owne parti ( ) feeing that Cc^far and Strabo doe writCy that the ancient Britaines called thofe fvoods and Grovesyhy the name of Cities and Townesy which they had fenced with Trees yCaJl down andplafhedytdftopup all pafjugs : Seeing alfo I have under foody that fuch mods or Groves are in the Brhifh Tongue named Llhwn : I incline a little to the opiniony that London thence tooke name, as one T^ouldfayyby way of excellencie j The Citie,, or ACitiethickeofTrees, But if herein! fatle of the truth ^ let mek with good leave) give my conjeHure, And here would I have no m({nto charge me with tHconfandeywhile I dijport in coniebiure that) whence it had the fame ythencu alfo it took name ycven from to found as much as a Ship Road,<?/ ^me ot Ships. :7or the Britaines terme a Citie, Dinas,. the ^Latimi have fetched their Dinuni. And hence it isf that elfe-.^ where it is called Longidinium • and in the FunerallSong or Dumpe of a anci¬ ent Brijtifh * Bard, Lhong.portis, B 3 . An emdentn bis Britan- niaconcei’ ning the name of Lotidm, OfBrhjh Townes and Cities LoiidotJ re¬ ceived namafro Ships and fiiippjng. Dlnru Brilf •DinumLit. * Pocc,$

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