TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE: —Obvious print and punctuation errors were corrected. LONDON SIGNS AND INSCRIPTIONS. [Illustration] The Camden Library. EDITED BY G. LAURENCE GOMME, F.S.A. AND T. FAIRMAN ORDISH, F.S.A. [Illustration: FISH SHOP IN CHEYNE WALK.] THE CAMDEN LIBRARY. LONDON SIGNS AND INSCRIPTIONS. BY PHILIP NORMAN, F.S.A. _ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR AND OTHERS._ _WITH AN INTRODUCTION_ BY HENRY B. WHEATLEY, F.S.A. AUTHOR OF ‘LONDON PAST AND PRESENT,’ ETC. LONDON: ELLIOT STOCK, 62, PATERNOSTER ROW. 1893. UNIFORM WITH THE PRESENT VOLUME. _In handsome post 8vo. size; tastefully printed in antique style. On fine paper with rough edges, and bound in cloth, at 6s. per volume; bound in roxburgh, with gilt top, price 7s. 6d.; roxburgh binding, 10s. 6d. net. Large-paper copies, 21s. net._ THE FIRST VOLUME of THE CAMDEN LIBRARY, recently published, is entitled THE ANTIQUITIES AND CURIOSITIES OF THE EXCHEQUER. By HUBERT HALL, F.S.A., of H.M.’s Public Record Office. _With illustrations by RALPH NEVILL, F.S.A., and an Introduction by Sir JOHN LUBBOCK, Bart., F.R.S., F.S.A._ ‘This, the first volume of a valuable series, is perhaps one of the most interesting works of its kind. The facts and anecdotes which are woven into the pages are curious, and no doubt will be perfectly new to many readers.’--_Public Opinion._ ‘Will be immensely superior to the ordinary kind of serial handbooks, if Mr. Hubert Hall’s scholarly and well-written book is a fair sample.... His account of the origins of our national finance is full of valuable information which cannot be easily found elsewhere.’ --_St. James’s Gazette._ ‘It does great credit to the persevering industry, discrimination, and literary skill of its author.’--_Daily Telegraph._ LONDON: ELLIOT STOCK, 62, PATERNOSTER ROW. [Illustration] _INTRODUCTION._ I HAVE been asked to write a short introduction to this volume of the Camden Library, and I do so with great pleasure.