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A New History of London
… desk, and a neat altar piece inclosed with rails. Poultry Compter. Between the Poultry and Grocers-hall is one of the city prisons of great antiquity, called the Poultry Compter; the other being situated in Woodstreet: they are … offices. The poorer sort of prisoners, as well in this compter as in that in Wood-street, receive daily relief from …
A New History of London
… their infants may here record their births. Wood-street compter. In Woodstreet, on the east side near Cheapside, … one of the city prisons, known by the name of Woodstreet compter; which was built in the year 1555, for the reception of prisoners from the compter in Bread-street, then ordered to be abolished for the …
A New History of London
… Wednesday and Friday, for actions entered at Wood-street compter; and on Thursdays and Saturdays for those entered at the Poultry compter; of which the sheriffs being judges, each has his …
A New History of London
… Friday-street, and St. Mary-le-Bow church. Bread-street Compter. On the west-side of Bread-street there formerly … on account of the enormities discovered in Breadstreet compter. Richard Husband the keeper, having the property of this compter by lease, the corporation could not remove him out of …
A New History of London
… assistance, he was apprehended, and carried to the Poultry Compter, where he lay till morning, without either fire or …
Survey of London
… the petition of the inhabitants that the Court House and Compter should be rebuilt. 20 The new Court or Sessions House … taken down and the materials sold. a The Counter or Compter Stow, writing in 1598, states that St. Margaret's … house and that part of it became the Counter Prison or Compter. 26 In 1608, however, the Court of Aldermen ordered …
A Dictionary of London
… 1732-Boyle, 1799). Not named in the maps. Bread Street Compter On the west side of Bread Street in Bread Street …
A Survey of London
… Gisors hall, & for that side of Bredstreet, may suffice. Compter in Bredstreet. Prisoners re-moved from the Compter in Bredstreet to a new Compter in woodstreet.; Keeper of the compter sent to …
A Dictionary of London
… it is not easy to determine. Stow places the Bread Street Compter on the west side of the street, and if he is correct …
A Survey of London
… these 5. prisons or Gaoles. The Clinke on the Banke. The Compter in the late parrish church of S. Margaret. The … on the hill made a court of iustice. Court of Admiralty. Compter in Southwarke. A part of this parish church of S. … other part of the same church is now a prison called the Compter in Southwarke, &c. Suffolke house.; A mint in …