London and Its Environs Described, vol. 2 (of 6): Containing an Account of Whatever is Most Remarkable for Grandeur, Elegance, Curiosity or Use, in the City and in the Country Twenty Miles Round ItAnonymous
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London and Its Environs Described, vol. 2 (of 6): Containing an Account of Whatever is Most Remarkable for Grandeur, Elegance, Curiosity or Use, in the City and in the Country Twenty Miles Round It
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London (England) -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800; London (England) -- Gazetteers -- Early works to 1800
The Fishmongers company erected St. Peter’s hospital by virtue of
letters patent granted by King James I. in the year 1618, for the
reception of several of their poor members who had pensions
bequeathed them by the wills of several members of the company:
thirteen of whom were beadsmen and women of the company’s great
benefactor Sir Thomas Knesworth, who in 1513 left them 8_d_. _per_
week each. Sir Thomas Hunt also in 1615 left 20_l._ 10_s._ _per
annum_ towards the support of six ancient poor men and women.
Richard Edmunds in 1620 bequeathed an annual sum of 6_l._ towards
the maintenance of two poor persons; which number of twenty-one
pensioners, with one added by the company, were put into this
hospital; and soon after Sir John Leman, Sir John Gayer, Mr. Harper,
Arthur Mouse and Mrs. Anne Bromsgrove, by their respective wills
demised several sums to the amount of 28_l._ _per annum_.
Each of the twenty-two almspeople have two rooms, and an allowance
of 3_s._ per week, 15_s._ at Christmas, a chaldron of coals and a
gown yearly. And one of the pensioners, who reads prayers twice a
day in the chapel has an additional allowance of 2_l._ _per annum_.
The more modern structure was, as we have already said, founded by
Mr. James Hulbert, citizen and fishmonger, for the accommodation of
twenty poor men and women; who besides two neat rooms to live in,
have each an allowance of 3_s._ a week, one chaldron of coals, a
gown every year, and 10_s._ at Christmas.
FITCHE’S _court_, Noble street, Foster lane.†
FITZER’S _wharf_, Shadwell.†
FIVE BELL _alley_, Little Moorfields.*
FIVE BELL _court_, Leadenhall street.*
FIVE FEET _lane_, 1. Barnaby street. 2. Broad street. 3. Thames
street; so called because the west end was but five feet broad.
_Stow._
FIVE FIELDS, Chelsea.
FIVE FIELDS _row_, Chelsea.
FIVE FOOT _alley_, 1. Old Gravel lane. 2. Petty France, Westminster.
FIVE FOOT _court_, Old Fish street hill.
FIVE INKHORN _alley_, Whitechapel.*
FIVE INKHORN _court_, 1. Petticoat lane.* 2. Whitechapel.*
FIVE PIPE _alley_, Pickleherring street.*
FLAMPTON _court_, Fore street.†
FLEECE _court_, Rose and Crown court, Moorfields.*
FLEECE _yard_, 1. Cornhill.* 2. Tothill street.*
FLEET BRIDGE, at the end of Fleet Ditch next the market. Since the
filling up of Fleet Ditch, this can scarcely be termed a bridge; but
as one of the walls of the bridge is still left, for the security of
passengers, by preventing their falling into the ditch on that side,
it still retains its ancient name.
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