DUTCH _Almshouse_, in White’s alley, Moorfields, was erected by Samuel Shepherd, Esq; an eminent Dutch merchant, for twenty-eight poor ancient women of his nation, each of whom has an allowance of 3_s._ a week, and 12_s._ to buy a gown every other year. _Maitland._ DUTCH _Almshouse_, in Moorfields. About the year 1704, the Dutch congregation in Austin Friars purchased a piece of ground in Middle Moorfields, and erected upon it a handsome almshouse, containing twenty-six rooms for maintaining their poor, whether men or women, besides a room where the Elders and Deacons meet weekly to pay the pensions of those in the house, and to transact other business relating to the poor. The pensions are either more or less, according as their necessities may require; and the rooms are not so appropriated to the Dutch nation, but that any English woman, the widow of a Dutchman who had been a member of that church, is capable of being admitted; and it often happens, that there are more English than Dutch supported here. DUTCH FURLONG _row_, Clerkenwell. DUTCHY _lane_, in the Strand. DUTCHY OF LANCASTER _court_. See LANCASTER. DUXFORD _lane_, Thames street. DYERS, anciently one of the twelve principal companies, was incorporated by letters patent granted by Edward IV. in the year 1742, when this society among other privileges, obtained that of keeping swans upon the river Thames. This corporation consists of two Wardens, thirty Assistants, and 147 Liverymen, who upon their admission, pay a fine of 15_l._ Their hall, which was formerly situated near Old Swan lane, Thames street, being destroyed by the dreadful conflagration in 1666, and a number of warehouses erected in its place, the company have converted one of their houses in Little Elbow lane, Dowgate hill, into a hall to transact their affairs in. _Maitland._ DYERS _alley_, Brick lane, Spitalfields. DYERS _Almshouse_, in Dyer’s buildings, Holborn, was erected by the Dyers company, and contains eight rooms for so many poor women, who are only allowed two pence per week, an evident proof of the antiquity of the foundation. The Dyers have another almshouse in St. John’s street, near Spitalfields, erected by the master Dyers for the benefit of six poor widows, each of whom is allowed 1_l._ 10_s._ a year. DYER’S _buildings_, Holborn. DYER’S _court_, 1. Aldermanbury. 2. Holborn hill. 3. Noble street, Foster lane. DYER’S _Court rents_, Dowgate hill. DYER’S _yard_, 1. Church lane, Whitechapel. 2. Old Bethlem. 3. Whitechapel. DYOT _street_, St. Giles’s Broad street. [Illustration] E EAGLE AND CHILD _alley_, Shoe lane.* EAGLE AND CHILD _yard_, Broad street, St. Giles’s.* EAGLE _court_, 1. In the Strand.* 2. St. John’s street, West Smithfield.*