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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$Lib.HtffW* Lib.S.irfi. bane. Ebgate. Lib.Triw- UU Lib. S. bant. Record E. 3- Oyftcr* gate. Bridge* Gate. TheBryg- Gate often UBiet re¬ paired by divers good Be* ncfadori. tKVm- thtftne, Cate at the Bridge foot bur¬ ned. Buttilfbt Gatt. the Con- querour his gitt of the Gate. 1_ ^ates of this Qitie. The next is a Water-gate (b Ureaing to the shertjfes, and allhis Mini- called qf old time, as appeareth by di- jters,asalfo to alibis lovingfubjeBs^VtQnch vers Records of,tenements, nccrc unto and Englifli, ofLondon. Knowyecythat the fame adjoyhing. It ftandeth ncere I have granted to God and Saint PetQv of unto the Church of Saint Laurence] Wc{\min{\cv^ and to the ^hbotYitaliSy Pountney^ but is within theParilh of the gift which Almnndus, of the Port of Saint M^ften Ordegare, In place of Butcolph, gave themy when he was this gate, is now a narrow palTage there made Monke: that is to fay yhis Lords to the ThameSy and is called Ebgate \ Cottrty with the foufes, and one fvharfey lane y but more commonly the Old\ which is at the head of London Bridgeyand Swanne, . , \ t>ther his lands'which hee had in the Then is there a Watergate at the fame Citie,. in fuch forty as King Pd- Bridgc foot, called OyJlergatCy of Oy- ward more beneficially, and amply fters that were there ( of old time ) granted the fame : And I will and com- com’nionly to be fold,and was the chief- rnandy that they fhall enjoy the fame well, eft Market for them, and for other (hell and quietly^ andhonottrablyyithhfake and Fifh. There ftandeth now an Qngmo\fokey&c, or Forcier, for the winding up of wa- The next is BeltnfgatCy ufed as an e- tertofervetheCitic, whereof I have fpeciali Port, or ftarbour for fmall already fpoken* Ships and Boats comming thereto, and is now moft frequented, the ^ueene Bftdgegate* being almoft forfaken* liowthis THe next is the Bridgegatey^o cal- Gate tooke that name, or ofwhac An- led of London Bridge, whereon tiquicy the fame is, 1 muft leave unccr- it ftandeth: This was one of the tainc,as not having read any ancient Re- foure firft and principall Gates of the cord thereof, more than that Geffrey Citic, long before the Con<jucft, when Monmouth writcth,that a King of there ftood a Bridge offimberj and the BritanSy about 400. yecres before is the feventh and laft principall Gate Chrifts Nativity, builded this Gate, menticMicd by which gate and named it BelinJ^atey .aStet filsowne being new made, when the Bridge was Name: And that when he was dead, builded of ftone,hathbecneoften-timc$ his body being burned, the Aihesina fince repayred. This Gate, with the Veflcllof Brafte, were fet upon a high Tower upon it, intheyeere 143^- fell pinaclcof ftonc OYcr the fame Gate, downc, and two of the fartheft Arches Butc<e/ar, and other writers af- Southwardsalfo fell therewith, and no Ifirme pf Cities, Walls an4 Gates, as man perifticd or was hurt thereby. To ye have before heard, and therefore it the repayring whereof, divers wealthy feenietli to mce,! not to be fo ancient * Citizens gave large fummes of money, but rather to have taken that name, of namely Robert LargCy foraetime Maior, feme later owner of the place, haply r'p.Markcs, StephenForJieryio.W Sir mmcdBelingy oxBilingy as Somars^eyf John Alderman,! 00. fi&c. But Smarts key y Frojh wharfe y and others in the yeete 1471. the Kentifh Mari- thcrc-by, tooke their names of their ners, under the condud of Baftard owners: Of this Gate more fhall bee Fauconbridge y burned the faid Gate, faid, .whcnwecometofpeakeof^f//;*/^ and thirteene hoiifes on the Bridge, U^r^ Ward. ' ^ befidcs the Becre houfes at Saint JC^- Then have you a Water-gate on the therinesy and many other in the Sub- Weft fide of mol-wharfey or Cuftomers urbs, keyy which is commonly called the Hh^ncxtii Buttolphsgate fo called oi\ tvatergatCy at the South end of Water the Parifti Church of S. 5«w/ip^necre /4»e. . -u ad)oyning. This Gate was fometime I One other Water-gate,, there is by given, or confirmed by fvilliam Oon-1 the Bulwarke of the Tower, and this is qucroiir, to the Monks of wefimtnfiery in thefe words : Will. Rex Anglia y &:c. VVilliam King ofEn^andyfendeth the laft and fartheft Watergate Eaft- ward on the River of Thamesy fo farre as the Citie of LONDON extendeth E 2 within 39 SsUifgatel Geffltry Momoiaht BiftuVrne ofBrtkfle. Wicergate by thcCtt* (lamebvtfc. jrtter^dtt by the r#- VfCU$

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