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.

An Appendix containing the examination of such causes, as have heretofore moved the Princes, either to fine and ransome the Citizens of LONDON, or to seize the Liberties of the City it selfe.

THese all may be reduced to these few heads: for either the Citizens have adhered in aid or armes, to such as have warred upon the Prince, or they have made tumult, and broken the common peace at home: or they have misbehaved themselves in point of go∣vernment and justice: or finally, and to speak the plaine truth, the Princes have taken hold of small matters, and coyned good summes of money out of them.

To the first head I will referre what∣soever they have done, either in those warres that happened betweene King Stephen and Maud the Empresse, being competitors of the Crown: or between King Iohn and his Nobles assisting Lew∣es the French Kings sonne when hee in∣vaded the Realme: for it is apparent by all Histories, that the Londoners were not the movers of these wars, but were onely used as instruments to maintaine them. The like is to bee said of all the offences that King Henry the third, whose whole raigne was a continuall warfare, conceived against this City, concerning the bearing of Armour a∣gainst him: for the first part of his reign was spent in the continuation of those warres that his Father had begun with Lewes. And the rest of his life hee be∣stowed in that contention, which was commonly called The Barons wars. In which Tragedy London, as it could not be otherwise, had now and then a part, and had many a snub at the Kings hand for it. But in the end, when he had tri∣umphed over Simon Mountford at Eve∣sham, London felt it most tragicall: for then he both seized their Liberties, and sucked themselves dry: and yet Edict∣um Kenelworth, made shortly after, hath an honourable testimony for London, saying, Te London laudamus, &c. As for the other offences that he tooke against the Londoners, they pertaine to the o∣ther parts of my division.

Next after this, against whom the Londoners did put on armes, followeth King Edward the second, who in the end was deprived of his Kingdome, not by their meanes, but by a generall defecti∣on, both of his owne wife and sonne, and almost of the whole Nobility and Realme besides. In which trouble, that furious assault & slaughter, committed by them upon the Bishop of Excester, then Treasurer of the Realme, is to bee imputed, partly to the sway of the time wherewith they were carried, and part∣ly to a private displeasure which they had to the Bishop.

Finally, commeth to hand King Ri∣chard the second: for these three onely in all the Catalogue of our Kings, have beene heavy Lords to London, who also had much contention with his Nobili∣ty, and was in the end deposed. But whatsoever countenance and aide the City of London brought to the warres and uprores of that time, it is notori∣ously true, that London never led the Dance, but ever followed the Pipe of the Nobility. To cloze up this first part therefore I affirme, that in all the trou∣blesome actions during the reigne of these three Kings, as also in all that

heaving in, and hurling out, that after∣ward happened betweene King Henry the sixth, and King Edward the fourth, the City of London was many times a friend and fautor, but never the first motive or author of any intestine warre or sedition.

In the second roome I place a couple of tumultuous affraies, that chanced in the daies of King Richard the first: The one upon the day of his Coronation a∣gainst the Jewes, which, contrary to the Kings owne Proclamation, would needs enter the Church to see him sacred, and were therefore ctuelly handled by the common people. The other was caused by William with the long beard, who after that hee had inflamed the poore people against the richer sort, and was called to answer for his fault, took Bow Church for Sanctuary, and kept it Ca∣stle-like, till he was fired out.

Here is a place also for the stoning to death of a Gentleman, servant to the halfe Brother of King Henry the third, which had before provoked the Citi∣zens to fury, by wounding divers of them without any cause 1257. for the riotous fray between the servants of the Goldsmiths and the Taylors, 1268. for the hurly burly and bloodshed between the Londoners and the men of Westmin∣ster, moved by the Youngmen upon an occasion of a wrestling on Saint Iames day, 1221. and made worse by one Con∣stantine an ancient Citizen: for the brawle and businesse that arose about a Bakers loafe at Salisbury place 1391. for the which and some other misde∣meanors, King Richard the second was so incensed by evill counsell against the Londoners, that he determined to de∣stroy them, and raze their City, and for the fight that was betweene the Ci∣tizens and Sanctuary men of Saint Martins 1454. under King Henry the sixth. And finally, for the misrule on evill May day 1519. and for such other like if there have beene any.

To the third head may bee referred the seizer of their liberties, for a false judgement given against a poore wid∣dow, called Margaret Viel, 1246. The two severall seizers in one yeere 1258. for false packing in collections of money and other enormities: And fi∣nally, the seizer made by King Edward the first, for taking of bribes of the Ba∣kers 1285. But all this security in sei∣zing and resuming of the liberties, which was in old time the onely ordi∣nary punishment was at length mitiga∣ted by King Edward the third, and King Henry the fourth, in their statutes before remembred.

In the last-place it and those offen∣ces, which I repute rather taken than given, and doe fall within the measure of the Adage, Vt canē caedas, citò invenias baculum: for King Iohn in the tenth of his reigne deposed the Bailiffes of Lon∣don, because they had bought up the wheate in the Market, so that there was not to serve his Purveyors. King Henry the third his sonne compelled the Lon∣doners to pay him 5000. pound, be∣cause they had lent to Lewes the French the like summe, of a good mind to dis∣patch him out of their City and the Realme, at such time as the Protectour and the whole Nobility fell to compo∣sition with him for his departure. And the same King fined them at three thou∣sand markes, for the escape of a priso∣ner out of Newgate, of whom they took no charge: for he was a Clarke, priso∣ner to the Bishop of London, under the custody of his owne servants; and as for the place, it was onely borrowed of the Londoners to serve that turne. Hi∣therto of these things to this end, that whatsoever misdemeanor shall bee objected out of History against Lon∣don, the same may herein appeare, both in his true place, and proper co∣lour.