The survey of London containing the original, increase, modern estate and government of that city, methodically set down : with a memorial of those famouser acts of charity, which for publick and pious vses have been bestowed by many worshipfull citizens and benefactors : as also all the ancient and modern monuments erected in the churches, not only of those two famous cities, London and Westminster, but (now newly added) four miles compass / begun first by the pains and industry of John Stow, in the year 1598 ; afterwards inlarged by the care and diligence of A.M. in the year 1618 ; and now compleatly finished by the study & labour of A.M., H.D. and others, this present year 1633 ; whereunto, besides many additions (as appears by the contents) are annexed divers alphabetical tables, especially two, the first, an index of things, the second, a concordance of names.

At White-Hall the 25. of Iuly, 1627. Present,

• Lord Keeper.
• Lord Treasurer.
• Earle of Dorset.
• Earle of Bridgewater.
• Master Secretary Cooke.
• M. of the Rolles.
• M. Chancelor of the Duchy.

WHereas upon a complaint for∣merly made by divers Alder∣men of the City of London, on the behalfe of the Inhabitants of the Parishes of St. Buttolphs Ealdgate, and divers other Parishes thereabouts, con∣cerning a great annoyance unto the said Inhabitants, caused by certaine Al∣lome workes, erected thereabouts by his Majesties Farmers of the said works: It was by an order of the twentieth of this present moneth ordered, that the President of the Colledge of Physici∣ans, accompanied with sixe other Doctors of Physicke of that Society, as likewise, that some of the Aldermen should upon view of the said workes, and such observations by them made as fals within their experience, returne Certificate to the Boord, of their opi∣nions touching the same: Forasmuch as those whose names are here under∣written, did this day accordingly make their Certificate in writing to the Boord, as followeth; In haec verba: May it please your Lordships, according to an order of this Honourable Boord of the twentieth of Iuly last; Wee have viewed and observed the Allome works at Saint Katharines, and considered the materials therein used and imployed. And thereupon doe humbly certifie unto your Lordships, and are of opini∣on, that the workes standing in that place, must necessarily breed great an∣noyances both to the neere Inhabitants, and by the spreading vapours from thence issuing to many places more re∣mote, and to all such passengers as ei∣ther by land or by water have occasion to frequent those parts, not onely by their continuall noysome savours to make all their habitations grievous and unpleasant, but also by their putrid qua∣lity to endanger their healths: And so we humbly rest at your Lordships com∣mands, Iuly the 24. An. 1627. Signed, Iohn Argent, Pref. Iohn Gifford, Willi∣am Harvey, William Clement, Robert Fludd, Samuel Baskernite, Ottnell Move∣rell, and by Hugh Hamersley. Their Lordships upon consideration had thereof, did resolve, that the said Al∣lome works in and about the City, were fit to bee supprest. Neverthelesse, for that a Petition was now presented to the Boord by the Farmers of the said Allome workes, shewing that it was not possible for them to erect and finish any new workes in the Country before our Lady day next, and that if they should be restrained from working here in the meane time, the Kingdome would be unserved of Allome, of which

there is great use, and they likewise dis∣abled to pay his Maiesties rent. And therefore besought the Boord that they might have leave to proceed in their making of Allome here untill our Lady day next as aforesaid. It was thereupon thought fit & ordered that they should be at liberty to make Allome in those places where their works are already e∣rected untill our Lady day next only and no longer; and that in the meane time they presume not to erect any o∣ther works in any places in or about this cittie; Provided neverthelesse that they suffer not the dreggs and excrement proceeding from the boyling and ma∣king of the said Allom to be cast or fall into any places leading into the River of Thames, but that they cause the same from time to time to be either buried in the night time in the grounds where their works now are, or otherwise to be carried and buried in the night time in some other convenient place, where the same may breed no infection or an∣noyance to any his Majesties subjects.