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A New History of London
… Sion college. In London wall street, adjoining to the church of St. Alphage, and upon the ruins of Elsing Spital 1, … In Beech lane is Glovers hall. St. Giles Cripplegate church. At the south west end of Fore-street fronting … the year 1588, conveyed it to John Marsh, and others, in trust for the parish, in which it still continues: but being …
A New History of London
… of the shire or county, is an office of great antiquity, trust and authority. The lord-mayor and citizens of London … covenant, &c. There are several officers of great trust and dignity under the corporation; the principal of … The office of Chamberlain, is an appointment of great trust; he is chosen annually on Midsummer-day, though he is …
A New History of London
… St. Laurence Pountneyhill, almost as far as St. Laurence's church-yard; Suffolk-lane, as far as the passage into … northward; Chequer-yard; Elbow-lane as far as the church-yard, only the south east side of the way; and … halls. Cold Harbour. In Great Elbow lane near the church stands the hall of the Innholders company, which is a …
A New History of London
… and down that lane to the north side of St. Foster's church-yard only on the east side, and to over against the south west corner of the said church-yard on the west side. But from thence to the stone … and that no governor has ever been known to abuse his trust by making a pecuniary advantage of his presentation. …
A New History of London
… clergy, for daring to dispute the dogmas of the catholic church. Spacious as Smithfield is, it is now so surrounded … Fleet, which is a place of very great benefit as well as trust. Prisoners for debt in any part of England may be … earl of Devonshire, about the year 1350. In the conventual church were interred many persons of distinction. Upon the …
A New History of London
… Derivation of the name. Near Magpie-alley adjoining to the church of St. Catherine Coleman in Aldgate-ward was antiently … street westward, and through Lombard-street as far as the church of St. Mary Woolnoth. Here parting into several … street became so swampy, or fenny, especially about the church, which stood in the broad way between Mincing-lane and …
A New History of London
… the ward includes parts of several parishes, there is no church nor even a whole street in it. The only remarkable … the city some adjoining ground in Grass-street now Grace-church-street to enlarge it 1 this granary was accordingly … passages into the above markets from Lime-street and Grace-church-street are filled with dealers in provisions of …
A New History of London
… from the great Essex road. It took its name from the church of St. Mary, which was originally a chapel of ease to … extending from Aldgate-street opposite St. Botolph's church to Little Tower hill; between which and the city wall … already mentioned, under the year 1348 3, and called the church-yard of the Holy Trinity: and upon the scite of that …
A New History of London
… on the north east, at the east corner of the Swedish church, which formerly was the church of Trinity the Less 1; and running westward takes in … at the corner of Labour-in-vain hill, stands the parish church of St. Nicholas Cold Abbey; the reason of which …
A New History of London
… sold many thousands of quarters. Coal meters office. In Church-alley St. Dunstan's hill stands the Coal Meters … Between Idle-lane and St. Dunstan's-hill stands the parish church of St. Dunstan's in the East, so distinguished from … which is denominated in the west. The patronage of this church was antiently in the prior and canons of Canterbury, …