Londinopolis an historicall discourse or perlustration of the city of London, the imperial chamber, and chief emporium of Great Britain : whereunto is added another of the city of Westminster, with the courts of justice, antiquities, and new buildings thereunto belonging / by Jam. Howel Esq.
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- Londinopolis an historicall discourse or perlustration of the city of London, the imperial chamber, and chief emporium of Great Britain : whereunto is added another of the city of Westminster, with the courts of justice, antiquities, and new buildings thereunto belonging / by Jam. Howel Esq.
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AN INDEX POINTING At the chief Passage throughout the whole Book.
A.
- fol.
- AUgusta, a name given by the Roman Emperors to Lon∣don. 2.
- Appellations which forrain Authors give of London. 2.
- Of Algate. 5.
- Of Amwel River brought to Lon∣don, 11.
- The Lord Ailwine first Alderman in England, Anno 851. 34.
- Of the Authority and State of the Lord Mayor of London. 35.
- His Attendants and Officers, with divers Prerogatives. 35.
- Of the ancient Court of the Hustings. 37.
- Austin the Monk, the English∣mens Apostle. 39.
- The Arms of all the Companies and Corporations of London blazon'd. 41.
- The antiquity of all the Companies of London. 41.
- Of Allhallowes Barking. 48.
- Of Algate Ward. 52.
- Of St. Andrew Undershaft. 55.
- Of Augustine Fryers. 72.
- St. Albanes, a very ancient Church in London. 301.
- Of Aldersgate Ward. 306.
- Of the ancient great Monuments in Christs Church. 311.
- The Antiquities of Southwark. 137.
- An Alderman alotted to every Ward. 340.
- The Abbey of Westminster, •• the greatest Sanctuary. 346.
- Of the Court of Admiralty. 373.
- A Contest 'twixt the Court of Admiralty, and Westminster Hall. 374.
- Of Amsterdam. 339.
- Of Auspurg. 389.
B.
- fol.
- The Britains concreated with this Iland. 2.
- The British Etymologies of Lon∣don. 2.
- The Britains were first Founders and God-fathers of London. 3.
- Of Bainards Castle. 5.
- Of the chief Banner-bearer of the City of London. 27.
- The Black Fryers built of the ruines of the Tower of Monsi∣quet. 29.
- Bishops have bin good Friends to London. 40.
- Of Barking Church. 48.
- The Bayliff of Rumford strangely executed. 56.
- ...
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- The common Burse at first in Lom∣bard-street. 63
- Of Bishopsgate Ward. 63
- Of Bethlem, now called Bedlam, and the notable deed of gift that was made thereof. 63
- Of Broad-street Ward. 71
- Of Billingsgate Ward. 84
- Of Billingsgate some things re∣markable. 85
- Of the Bridge-ward within. 87
- Of Backles-berry. 113
- Of Basings-Hall Ward. 123
- Of Backwell-Hall. 123
- The History of the Black-Fryers. 316
- Of Breadstreet Ward. 318
- Of Bridewell. 332
- Of St. Brides. 333
- Of the Bridge-House. 339
- A British Prophecy, lately veri∣fied. 348
- Bishop of Chesters Inne. 349
- Of Bedford, York, Salisbury, Worcester-House, with others. 349
- Of Bedford Berry. 350
- Of Babylon, 382
C.
- fol,
- Cornelius Tacitus lived seven years in Britain. the Epist.
- The Character which Tacitus gives of London. 3
- Constantine the Great, first Builder of London Walls. 4
- Contests 'twixt the Lord Admiral, and Lord Mayor about the Thames. 14
- The Conservancy of the Thames, be∣longs de jure to the Lord Mayor. 17
- The Character of London Bridg in Latine and English verse 1
- A City compared to a Ship. 33
- Of the several Courts belonging to the City of London. 37
- Ceremonies used in the Election of the Lord Mayor and the She∣riffs. 36
- The Clashes 'twixt the City of London, and divers Kings. 40
- No City without a Cathedral Church, and a Bishops See. 40
- Of the several Companies and Corporations belonging to the City of London. 41
- Corporations prejudicial to Mo∣narchy. 46
- The Custom-house Key called in former times, Petty Wales. 49
- Of the Crouched Fryers. 57
- Of Cornhill-Ward. 77
- Of Candlewick-Ward. 89
- The Charter of the Styliard. 98
- Of Cordwainers-ward. 107
- Of Cheap-ward. 111
- Of the great Crosse in Cheap. 115
- Of Colemanstreet-ward. 119
- Of Cripplegate-ward. 301
- Of the Chappel of Jesus, hard by Pauls. 314
- The Counter removed from Bread-street, to VVood-street. 319
- Of Castle-Baynard-ward. 324
- A Clash 'twixt the Lord Mayor and the Lawyers. 330
D.
- Of Diana's Chamber hard by Pauls. 3
- A Description of Pauls. 7
- The duty of the Lord Mayor to con∣serve the Thames. 18
- Divers small Bridges in former times in London. 23
- Of Drapers-Hall. 73
- Of Dowgate-ward. 97
- Dowgate-ward hath many things considerable. 100
- Of the Dance of Death, painted at Pauls. 323
- The difference 'twixt Southark and
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- ... London, in point of Govern∣ment. 340
- Of the Dutchy of Lancaster and Savoy, with the Liberties there∣of. 347
- Of Dorham-House. 349
E.
- The English converted to Christi∣anity by the Britains. 33
- The Emperor Charles lodged in the Black-Fryers. 316
- Of the Elms, the place of common Execution in times passed. 326
- Edward the Consessors Charter to VVestminster. 355
- Of the Exchequer Court. 369
- Of the Court of Equity, or Chan∣cery. 365
- An Encomium of the Civil Law. 377
- Of the City of Florence. 387
- An extravagant saying of a French Baron. In the Epist.
- Of the eminent Citizens of Lon∣don. 405
F.
- The foundation and first Rise of the City of London. 2
- Fitstephen reports of London. 8
- Of the fresh water Rivers that were in London. 10.
- A factious saying of the Lord Mayors to King James. 19
- Fearful Fires on London-Bridg. 21
- Of the four Inns of Court. 31
- Of the present factions in Lon∣don. 47
- Of Fishers Folly hard by Bishops-gate. 67
- Of Fenchurch. 83
- Of the Fishmongers Company. 88
- Of Faringdon Intra Ward. 309
- Of Faringdon Ward Extra. 327
- Of Bartholomew-Fair, 328
- Of Fewter or Fetter-lane. 331
G.
- Of the Gates of London. 4
- Of the great famous River of Thames. 12
- Of Grayes Inne. 32
- Of Gr••tham Colledge. 31
- The Government of London. 33
- Of Knighten Guild. 49
- Of Grasse-street, vulgarly called Gracious-street. 40
- Of Grocers-Hall. 113
- Of the Guild-Hall. 117
- Of St. Giles by Cripplegate. 304
- Of Golding-lane. ibid.
- The History of the Gray Fryers, by Newgate Market. 310
- Of the great wardrobe. 325
- Of St. Giles of the Field. 345
- Of the Gran Cayro. 384
- Of Genoa. 387
- A guesse at the number of humane souls breathing in London. 403
- Of the general Trade of Lon∣don. 396
- Of the Gravity, and state of the Lord Mayor, and the Aldermen. 395
H.
- Of Sir Hugh Middleton, and Ware River. 11
- The History of London Bridge, from its beginning. 20
- The History of the great Tower of London. 24
- The History of the Saxons, or En∣glishmen. 33
- Of the Hustings Court. 37
- Of the Holy Trinity by Algate, a famous Priory, with the great Prerogatives thereof. 50
- Of St. Helens Church, sometimes a Nunnery. 70
- Of the Haunce of Almain, or the Styliard. 97
- Henry the eighth came in habit of a Yeoman to see the Watch. 110
- The History of Cheap-side-Crosse. 115
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- The History of the Guild Hall. 117
- The History of the Jews in Eng∣land. 120
- The History of Moorfields. 301
- The History of Sion Colledg. 302
- The History of Pauls Church. 312
- Of Houndsditch. 341
- Of Hamburg and the Hans Towns. 388
- fol.
- Of the Inns of Court. 9
- Iusts and Tournments in former times upon London-Bridg. 22
- Of the Inns of Chancery. 31
- Julius Caesar only a Discoverer of Great Britain, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Claudius Caesar the Conqueror. 33
- The ill May-day. 40
- Of Jack Straw. 81
- The Jews banish'd out of Eng∣land. 119
- Where the Jews had their Syna∣gogue in London. 119
- 700 Jews murthered by the Lon∣doners. 119
- Of the Jew that fell into a Iakes at Tewksbury. 121
- Of James the fourth, King of Scots. 303
- Of St. James Hospital, or the Charter-house. 343
- Of St. James's House and Park. 356
L.
- fol.
- Of London-Stone. 4
- Of Ludgate. 4
- London Bridg hath two many Eyes. 20
- London much beholden to her Bi∣shops. 39
- London like a Hive of Bees. 41
- London a Lick-peny. 406
- Of Lumley-House. 48
- Of Limestreet Ward. 59
- Of Leaden-Hall, and the foundati∣on thereof. 59
- A laudable Custom at St. Mary Spittle, for rehearsal of Ser∣mons. 67
- Of Loseworth or Spittle-field, and strange Monuments that were found there. 68
- Of Langborn Ward 82
- Of Lombard-street. 82
- Of Lothberry. 119
- Of Lollards Tower. 326
- Of Lincolns Inne. 344
- The length of London. 404
- The latitude of London. 404
M.
- fol.
- The Method of the work. 1
- Of Moorgate. 5
- The Lord Mayors of London had divers appellations. 34
- Of the Lord Mayor, and manner of his Election. 36
- Of Mart-lane, and Minchin∣lane. 48
- Of the Minories. 51
- Of St. Mary Spittle. 67
- Of Marchantaylors-Hall. 73
- Of St. Michael in Corn-hill. 81.
- Of Mercers Chappel. 116
- Of Melitus Bishop of London. 312
- Of the ancient Monuments in Pauls Church. 312
- Of the Monuments in the Temple Church. 334
- Of the Marshalsey. 339
- The chief Monuments of West∣minster. 355
- Of the Mewse. 355
N.
- fol.
- A notable saying of Count Gunda∣mar, touching the Iesuites. 9
- Of Northumberland-House. 57
- A new Monument of a Porter in Cheape-side. 115
- Of Newgate, and the Market thereof. 317
- ...
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- Of the New Market in St. Cle∣ments Field. 344
- Of the City of Naples. 387
O.
- fol.
- Otia Imperialia, an ancient Book of Gervase of Tilberry. 5
- Of the Officers attending the Lord Mayor of London. 38
- Of the old Jury. 120
- Of the old Exchange. 319
- Of old Fishstreet-Hill. 322
- Of the Heralds Office. 326
- Of Old Burn, or Holburn. 327
- Of the Old Baylie. 330
- Of the Clink. 337
- Of St. Mary Overy. 338
- Of St. Olaves. 330
P.
- The Proeme. 1
- The Parallel. 381
- Of the Posterns about London. 5
- Of Pauls Church. 7
- Pauls Church built partly at first, and now destroyed, by the sins of the People. 7
- The passage of the Thames from her first Spring. 12
- The pittiful Speech of Queen Jane when beheaded. 26
- Divers priviledges given to the Lord Mayor of London. 34
- Provost Marshal given the City by Queen Elizabeth. 35
- The Prior of the holy Trinity at Ald∣gate, once a great man in the Go∣vernment of the City of Lon∣don. 39
- Paris a Pick-purse. 406
- Of Portsoken-Ward. 49
- The famous Priory of the holy Trini∣ty, built by Queen Matilda. 53
- The Prior of the Holy Trinity, al∣wayes an Alderman of Lon∣don. 53
- Of Pawlet, or Winchester House in Broad-street. 72
- Of St. Peter upon Corn-hill, and of the ancient Table that hangs there. 79
- Of the Priory of St. Bartholo∣mew. 328
- Of the priviledges of London. 407
- The Popes-head-Tavern a Kings Palace in times passed. 81
- Of the priviledges of the Styli∣ard. 98
- Pauls Steeple and Church-fired. 313
- Parliament kept in Black Fryers. 313
- Of Puddle-Wharf. 325
- A Purchase made of much Lands in Southwark by the City, of Ed∣ward the sixth. 335
- Of the Prisons in Southwark. 339
- Of the high Court of Parlia∣ment. 356
- Of the Common Pleas. 368
- Of Palermo. 387
- Of Paris. 391
Q.
- Of Queen Hith. 322
- Of the pious Queen Matilda. 345
- Of the most pious Queen Elea∣nor. 356
- Of the City of Quinzay, call'd the Celestial City. 383
R.
- Restitutus Bishop of London, s••te at the Councel of Arles, in Con∣stantines time. 39
- Of the Royal Exchange, and the name given unto it by Queen E∣lizabeth, with the Ceremonyes us'd. 78
- Of Robert Fabian the Chroni∣cler. 81
- Of the Rolls and six Clerks Of∣fice. 344
- Of Rome. 386
- Rome eight times sack'd. 386
- Of the City of Roven. 391
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S.
- Of the publick Schools in Lon∣don. 31
- Of the Sheriffs of London, and their Election. 37
- The several Courts belonging to the City of London. 38
- Of the spiritual Government of London. 39
- Of Sydon lane, vulgarly Sithing∣lane. 48
- Of the Shaft of St. Andrew. 55
- A strange accident happened in St. Michaels Church in Corn-hill. 18
- A strange Tomb found in St. Mary Hill Church. 86
- Of the Stock, and Salt Fishmon∣gers, and their antiquity. 89
- Of the Stocks. 84
- Of the Steelyard, or Guilda aula Teutonicorum. 97
- Of sweet Wines. 102
- Of the Standard in Cheap. 115
- A Shank-bone and Tooth of a mar∣vellous bigness in St. Laurence Church. 118
- Of Sion Colledge. 302
- Of St. Martin le grand, and the great priviledges it had. 307
- Of Smithfield. 328
- Of Southwark Ward. 335
- Of the Stew-houses allowed in times pass'd. 337
- Of the Suburbs of London. 341
- Of Suttons Hospital. 343
- The strange Iudgements fallen upon the Duke of Somerset for Sacri∣ledge. 343
- Of the Savoy. 347
- Of the shape of London. 406
T.
- Of the Tower of London. 23
- Of the Lyon Tower. ibid.
- The Tower of London delivered to Lewis of France. 24
- The on the Britain, first Bishop of London. 39
- Of Tower-street Ward. 48
- The Prerogatives of the Tower. 48
- Of the Tun, a Prison in Cornhill in times passed, now a Conduit. 77
- Of the Tower Royal. 103
- The Tragical end of William Fitzosbert. 109
- Great Tryumph in Smithfield in times pass'd. 329
- The Templer Knight arraigned in London. 333
- Twenty particulars, wherein the City of London may compare with any other City. 385
V
- Of the Vintry Ward. 101
- The Vintners of old, called Mar∣chant-Vintners of Gascogne. 103
- The Lady Venetia Stanley, hath a fair Monument in Christ-Church. 311
- Of the Upper Bench Court. 363
- Of Venice. 386
- Of Vienna. 388
W.
- William the Conquerors Charter to the City of London. 40
- The Wardmore-Inquest a whol∣some Constitution. 39
- Of the six and twenty several Wards of London. 49
- Westminster first called Thorney. 80
- Of Wat Tylar. 81
- Of Sir William Walworth, and the manner of his knighting. 91
- Of Wallbrook Ward. 83
- Whittington four times Lord Mayor, and thrice buried. 103
- The Weavers ancient Charter. 123
- Of Watling-street. 318
- Of Winchester-House. 338
- Of Wapping. 341
- Westminster and London com∣pared. 346
- Of Westminster-Abbey, with the History thereof. 353
- ...
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- ... Of White-Hall. 356
- A witty Speech of Henry the 4th of France. 391
- A witty saying of Charles the Em∣peror. in Epist.
- Of the Wardmote l••quest. 394
- A witty passage of Henry the Great, of France. 404
- A witty saying of Count Gandamar of London. 404