AN

ANTIQUARIAN RAMBLE

IN THE

STREETS OF LONDON,

WITH

ANECDOTES OF THEIR MORE CELEBRATED RESIDENTS.

BY JOHN THOMAS SMITH,

LATE KEEPER OF THE PRINTS AND DRAWINGS IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM ;
AUTHOR OF "NOLLEKENS AND HIS TIMES,"

RICHARD BENTLEY, NEW BURLINGTON STREET.
Publisher in Ordinary to Her Majesty.

1846.

By 4718.46.2

KPF 14087
KPF14697 (2)

Phillips gift

CONTENTS

OF THE

SECOND VOLUME.

Temple-Bar-Heads of the Scotch Stuart Adherents affixed to-Civic

Ceremonies performed at-Fleet Street, memorabilia connected with,

Wynkyn de Worde, Isaac Walton, Ben Jonson and Dr. Johnson-

The Devil Tavern-Celebrated Coffee-houses in the neighbourhood-

The Temple-Treasury of the Templars robbed-The Master of the

Temple-Persecution of the Knights Templars-The Knights Hos-

pitallers of St. John of Jerusalem-Lawyers first settled there-Depre-

dations committed by Jack Cade's rioters-The Temple Gardens-

Grand Chivalric entertainment in Queen Elizabeth's reign-Celebrated

residents in the Temple-Boswell's introduction to Dr. Johnson-

Witty lines on the Armorial Bearings of the Temple :

Church-Effigies of the Knights Templars there-Inner Temple Hall

-Middle Temple Hall-King's Bench Walk.

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Whitefriars (Alsatia) Convent first there-Sir Richard Grey-Shadwell's

Squire of Alsatia"-Account of Lord Sanquhir, and his trial, and

execution for instigating a Murder-His Confession-Sanctuary in

Whitefriars-Sanctuary abolished-Theatre in Dorset Gardens; per-

formances at Richardson's House-Mug-house riots in Salisbury

Court-Ballad in praise of the Mug-Chancery Lane-Isaac Walton's

House-Serjeants' Inn-Privileges and Ceremonies of Serjeants-at-

Law-Splendid Entertainment to the Judges-Contest for precedence

between the Lord Mayor and Lord Treasurer-" Serjeants choosing

their pillars"-Cowley's House in Fleet Street-St. Dunstan's in the

West-Statue of Queen Elizabeth there-The celebrated Romaine-

Clifford's Inn-Fetter Lane-" Praise God Barebones"-Fleur-de-

Lys Court Mrs. Brownrigg's execution for murder - Moravian

Chapel-Destruction of Meeting-house by the Sacheverel rioters—

Conduit in Fleet Street-Queen Anne Boleyn's triumphal procession

through the City-Shoe Lane in the time of Queen Elizabeth-Bishop

of Bangor's Palace-St. Andrew's Church-Chatterton's Grave-Anec

dote of Dean Swift and Dr. Sacheverel-The learned Whiston-Gun-

powder Alley-Death of Lovelace, the Poet-Lilly, the Astrologer-

Dr. Forman, the Quack-Fortune-tellers.

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New Fleet Market-Bolt Court and Dr. Johnson-Cobbett-The Scot-
tish Hospital-Procession of the Burning of the Pope-Roger North's
account of-The Meal Tub Plot-Charles II's attempt to suppress-
Guy Fawkes' Day-Steeple of St. Bride's Church-Fatal accident in
the Churchyard-Milton's House-St. Bride's Well-The Palace of
Bridewell Residence of Henry VIII-His speech to Cardinal Cam-
peius in relation to the King's Divorce-The Palace granted to the
City-Bishop Ridley's Letter to Lord Burleigh, which obtained this
grant-Bridewell boys-The old Palace destroyed-Disgraceful state
of Fleet Ditch-The Old Bourne-Fleet Market-Roman Antiquities
found there-Course of River Fleet-Fleet Prison-Atrocious treat-
ment
of the Prisoners formerly-Cruelties practised on Jacob Mendez

us and Capt. John McPhedris-Fleet Marriages.

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Blackfriars Bridge-Order of the Black Friars-Queen Katherine's trial

and her Defence-The fatal Vespers in Blackfriars-Theatre in Black-

friars-Ludgate-hill-Bowyers' Row-Lud's Gate-Romantic incident

in the Life of Sir Stephen Forster Thomas Browning's Prison

thoughts "On Patience"-La Belle Sauvage-Sir Thomas Wyatt

captured there-The Old Bailey Sydney House there-Newgate

Prison Sir Richard Whittington Howard, the Philanthropist

Horrible state of this Prison formerly-The New Prison-Its improved

condition-Awful Calamity at the Execution of Holloway and Hag-

garty-Oliver Goldsmith in Green Arbour Court-St. Sepulchre's

Church-Its Churchyard-John Smith, Governor of Virginia-Singu-

lar bequest to the Sexton-The Sexton's exhortation to dying Crimi-

nals-Giltspur Street Compter

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Smithfield in the Olden Time-As a place of Execution; as a Market; as

a scene of Chivalry; as a merry Fair-Account of William Fitzosbert

and his Execution-Murders committed there in Queen Elizabeth's

reign-Riots between the Londoners and the men of Westminster-

Hubert de Burgh's severities in consequence-Wat Tyler's Insurrec-

tion-The resort of hired Bravos, Fighting Men, &c.-Murders com-

mitted by them-Tournament held here by Edward III. and Richard II.

-Ordeal Combats there-Bartholomew Fair-Origin of the famous

Fair-The Minstrel Rahere-Lady Holland's mob-The great Cattle

Market-Popular Delusions as to the end of the World and extraordi-

nary proceedings in consequence-Astrologers not at Fault.

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Founder of St. Bartholomew's Hospital-Long Lane, acts of incen-

diarism plotted there-The Barbican-Noble mansions there formerly

-Chapel founded in Red-cross Street-Prince Rupert's house there-

Newgate Street-Bagnio Court-Account of Christ's Hospital, or

Blue Coat School-Navigation School founded there by Charles II.—

Munificence of Sir Robert Clayton to this foundation-The New Hall,

scholarships from-Public suppers-Founder's intention now defeated

-The Cock of Westminster-Christ Church, a remnant of the monas-

tery of Grey Friars-Library founded by Sir Richard Whittingt

The Spital Sermons-Magnificent monuments formerly in the Church

of the Grey Friars-The burial-place of Baxter; of Sir John Mortimer,

a victim to the House of Lancaster; of an ancestor of Sir Francis

Burdett tyranically murdered; of a murderess-Pontack's, the first

genteel metropolis eating-house-The Queen's Arms Tavern-War-

wick Lane, site of the mansion of King-making Warwick . 170

The Old College of Physicians-Anecdote of Dr. Garth-Ivy Lane-
Lovell's Court; Richardson wrote some of his works there-Panyer
Alley, the highest spot in the city-Newgate Market-St. Nicholas'
Shambles-Bladder Street-Mount Goddard Street-The Sanctuary
in St. Martins-le-Grand-The Curfew Bell-Rescue of a prisoner, and
flight to the Sanctuary-The Sanctuary broken by the Sheriff of
London, and important consequences detailed-Manufacture here of