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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$LecbkdCi KadiCU- bridge. Nevetifidge. Evejhm, Oxford ox 'OufefotdSo \ called of the River CfJahpcll. Abbandune oi/ibbi»z- un. Some write that themaine Rreame was brought thither, which ran before be-'- ■ tweene AfidredefySc Citlwghm. CMrT>out, Vercbe^er. Ouftnle at Oxford. Thamefiszt 7 hame,znd fo forward Ceding fometime Vsnimst. S.Mrrryo- MitEhte, Sudrifc the South , Kmgdoirii The TQer of Thames. alias Crikanford^t-echlade^ Radcotebridgey Newbridge., and Ewflkm, receiving (by the way) an infinite fort of fmall StrcameSjBrookes^BeckcSjWaters and Riindclsi And here (on this fide Gf the Towne) dividech it felfe into two coiir. fesj of which one goeth ftraight to Bet- ley and Hinkfiy-^ the other paffeth by Godfiow, a Village not farre oC This later fpreadeth it felfe alfo (for a while) into fundry fmaller branches, which run not farre,before they be reunited, and then beclipping fundry pleafant Med- dovyes, itpalTeth at length by Oxford^o^ ibrne luppofed rather to be called Oufe- fird^ of this River, where it mecteth with the charwell.A little from whence the originall branches doe joyne, and goe together by Abbandune ( dias Seru, fham or Abbingtoriy as wee cah! it,) al¬ though no part of it (at the firft ) came foncere the Towne as it now.doth, till a branch thereof was led thither from the raaine ftreamc, through the indu- ftry of the Monkes, as (befide the tefti- mony of old Records thereof^ yet extant tobefeene) by the decay of Cait Bom^ now Borchefief it felfe, fometime the thorow-fare from Wales, and the Weft Countrey unto London^ which enfued upon this fad, is eafie to bee feene. From hence it goeth to Berchejler^ and fo unco T'hame^ where joyning with a River of the fame denomination, it lo- feth the name of ifis or Oufe^ ( whereof Oufennie at Oxford is produded) and from thence is called ThamefisSW along asitpafleth. From Thame it goeth to wallingfordy and foto Reding, which (in time paft) of the number of Bridges there^wascaWed Pentium. Albeit that the Englifli name doth rather proceed from Rhe or Ree, the Saxon word for a water*>courfe or River: which may bee feene in Overee, or Suthree, for over the Ree^ or footh of the Ree-^as to the skilfull doth readily appeare. Yet feme hold, (and not altogether againft probability and likelihood) that the word Sutheree, is fo called of Sudrifc; to wiCj'thc fouth Ringdome, whereunto (in part) the Thames is a bound. But that holdeth not in denomination, either of the laid Church, or name of the forefaid Goun, 1 tie. Other affirme likcwife, that Reding is fo called of the Greek'e word ( R e o ) which is to overflow. Surely ,35 neither ofthefe conjedures are to be contemned, fo the laft coiit- meth moft nccrc to mine ayd, 'who af¬ firme, that hot only the courl^ of every water it lelfe^ but alfo his oveMowing, was in times paft called Rhee,'%y fuch as inhabited this Hand. .And e- ven to this day, in Ejjex, I have oft ob- ferved, that when the lower grounds (by rage of waters) hath beene over- flowne; the people beholding the fame have faid • All is on a Rhee; as ifthey would have faidj All is now a River. Al¬ beit the word River is derived from the Frenchy and borrowed by them from the Latines: but not without corruption, as it was brought to them. I will not here give notice how far they are deceived, which call the aforefaid Church by the name of Saint Mary Auderies, or Saint MaTVO^^t Ifis^or Ife : but I willpro- ceede with the courfe of this Noble Streame • which,howfoever thefe mat¬ ters ftand’,it harri palfed by Reding, and there received the Kenetj which com- meth from the Hills that lye Weft of Marleboroughand‘then the Thetif, commonly called the Tide,,that com- meth from Thetifford, It hyeth thence to Sudlington, otherwife called Maiden¬ head, and fo to mndkfhore, or mndfore, ^ion, and then to chertfey, where Er- kenwald Bifhop of London, fometime builded a Religious Hoiife or Coll, as I doe reade. From Chertfey it haftetli diredtly unto iianes, and receiving another Streame by the way, called the Cole, ( where, upon Colebrooke ftandeth) it goeth by Kingsione, shene, Sion, and Brentford, or Bregentford : where it meeteth with the Brane of the Brene, another Brooke defeending from Edgeworth. Vpon this Brooke alfo. Sir John Thinne had fometime a fnmptuous and ftatcly Houfe, with a marvellous provifion to inclofe and rctaine fuch Fifti, as fliould come about the fame. From Brentford itpallcthby Mmlnch, Putney, Fulham, Bmerfey, chelfey, Lambeth, and fo to London. Our famous River being thus brought to London, and hafting on apace, to meete with Oceanus her amorous HuC B 3 band: 15 ^REo^Ke- ding, loo- verflow. Saxon name to water- courres & over- flowes. All is on Kifc.Allis now a Ri. ' vcr. S.Mary AHdertei,S. caiary over Ijisotlje, Keding, l^enet, ] Thetis, to. niing fronj ThetUford. Sudllngton.^ Maidenhead ts'indkjhare. Eaton. Chertfey. Stunts. Cole. Calc. broo\e. 'Ringbone. Shene, SioH. Brentford, Brentford. Brane, Brene. MortUch. Pnlncy. Fulham. Batter fey9. Chelfey. Lambeth, London.$

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