Shee dyed the fourth of March, Anno Domini, 1581.
On the West side of this Church, by the Porch thereof, is placed a Conduit or Cesterne of Lead, castellated with Stone, for receit of Thames water, con∣veyed at the charges of the forenamed Barnard Randolph, Esquire.
By the East end of Saint Mary Mag∣dalens Church, runneth up the Old Ex∣change lane, by the West end of Carter lane, to the South-east gate or Chaine of Pauls Church yard, as is before shew∣ed. And in this part was the Exchange kept, and Bullion was received for coy∣nage, as is noted in Faringdon Ward within.
In this Parish Church of Saint Mary Magdalen, out of Knight-riders street, up to Carter lane, be two small Lanes: the one of them called Do little Lane, as a place not inhabited by Artificers, or o∣pen Shop-keepers, but serving for a neere passage from Knight-riders street, to Carter lane.
The other, corruptly called Sermon Lane, for Sheremoniers Lane. For I find it by that name recorded in the foure∣teenth of Edward the first: And in that Lane, a place to be called the Blacke Loft, (or melting Silver,) with foure Shops adjoyning.
It may therefore bee well supposed, that lane to take name of Sheremoniers, such as cut and rounded the Pla••es, to bee coyned or stamped into Estarsing pence, for the place of Coyning was the Old Exchange, neere unto the said Sheremoniers lane. Also I finde, that in the thirteenth of Richard the second, VVilliam de la Pole had an House there.
In Knight-riders street is the Colledge of Physicians, wherein was founded, in the yeere 1582. a publike Lecture in Surgerie, to be read twice every weeke, &c. as is shewed else-where.
In the South Church-yard of Pauls, is the South side and West end of the said Church: In the which West end, be three stately Gates, or entries, curi∣ously wrought of stone, namely the mid∣dle Gate, in the midst whereof is placed a massie pillar of Brasse, whereunto the Leaves of the said great Gate are clo∣sed, and fastened with Lockes, Bolts, and Barres of Iron: All which notwith∣standing, on the 24. of December, in the yeere 1565. by a Tempest of Wind then rising from the West, these Gates were blowne open, the Barres, Bolts, and Lockes broken in sunder, or greatly bended.
Also, on the fifth of Ianuary, in the yeere 1589. by a like tempest of Wind, then in the South-west, the lesser West Gate of the said Church, next to the Bishops Palace, was broken, both Bolts, Barres, and Lockes, so that the same was blowne over.
At either corner of this West end, is also of ancient building, a strong Tower of stone, made for Bell-Towers: the one of them, to wit, next to the Palace is at this present to the use of the same Pa∣lace; the other, towards the South, is called the Lollards Tower, and hath beene used as the Bishops Prison, for such as were detected for Opinions in Religion, contrary to the faith of the Church.
The last prisoner which I have knowne committed thereto, was in the yeere 1573. one Peter Burcher, Gent. of the middle Temple, for having de∣sperately wounded, and minding to have