POPE’S HEAD _alley_, 1. Broad street.* 2. A neat passage from Cornhill into Lombard street, next to ‘Change alley.* POPE’S HEAD _court_, in the Minories.* POPISH CHAPELS, of these there are but few in the city of London; for as Popery is esteemed inconsistent with the liberties of a free people, they are therefore in a manner confined to the ambassadors, who keep them open for those of their own religion. These are, 1. In Butler’s alley meeting house, Grub street. 2. Imperial ambassador’s, Hanover square. 3. Portuguese ambassador’s chapel. 4. Sardinian ambassador’s chapel, by Lincoln’s Inn Fields. 5. Venetian ambassador’s chapel, Suffolk street. POPLAR, a hamlet of Stepney, is situated on the Thames to the east of Limehouse, and obtained its name from the great number of poplar trees that anciently grew there. The chapel of Poplar was erected in the year 1654, when the ground upon which it was built, together with the church yard, were given by the East India company, and the edifice erected by the voluntary contributions of the inhabitants and others; since which time that Company has not only allowed the Minister a convenient dwelling house, with a garden and field containing about three acres, but has allowed him 20_l._ _per annum_ during pleasure; wherefore this chapel for want of an endowment continues unconsecrated. Poplar Marsh, called the Isle of Dogs, from the great noise made by the King’s hounds that were kept there during the residence of the royal family at Greenwich, is rather an isthmus than an island, and is reckoned one of the richest spots of ground in England; for it not only raises the largest cattle, but the grass it bears is esteemed a great restorative of all distempered cattle. Here are two almshouses besides an hospital belonging to the East India company. POPLER’S _alley_, Greenbank.† POPPET _court_, Shoe lane, Fleet street. POPPING’S _alley_, Fleet street.† POPPING’S _court_, Popping’s alley, Fleet street.† PORRIDGE POT _alley_, Aldersgate street.* PORTERS. The London porters are divided into brotherhoods, and consist of four sorts, viz. Companies porters, Fellowship porters, Ticket porters, and Tackle porters. I. The companies porters land and ship off all goods and merchandizes exported and imported to and from all parts near the west side of the Sound, in the Baltic sea, Germany, Holland, France, Spain, Italy, Turkey, and towards or beyond the Cape of Good Hope. II. Fellowship porters, whose business is to land, ship off, carry or house, all merchandize, as corn, salt, coals, and other commodities, measurable by dry measure. They are upward of 700 in number, and their chief governor is the Alderman of Billingsgate ward. Their quarterage is 12_d._ whereas the Ticket porters pay but 4_d._ each. There is a very remarkable custom among the Fellowship porters, which is as follows, viz.