“One is struck by the admirable grouping, the consistency and order of the work throughout, and in none more than in this latest instalment.”—_Pall Mall Gazette._ The Survey of London MEDIÆVAL LONDON ECCLESIASTICAL MEDIÆVAL LONDON VOL. II ECCLESIASTICAL BY SIR WALTER BESANT [Illustration] LONDON ADAM & CHARLES BLACK 1906 CONTENTS PART I THE GOVERNMENT OF LONDON CHAP. PAGE 1. THE RECORDS 3 2. THE CHARTER OF HENRY THE SECOND 8 3. THE COMMUNE 11 4. THE WARDS 24 5. THE FACTIONS OF THE CITY 35 6. THE CENTURY OF UNCERTAIN STEPS 66 7. AFTER THE COMMUNE 72 8. THE CITY COMPANIES 108 PART II ECCLESIASTICAL LONDON 1. THE RELIGIOUS LIFE 127 2. CHURCH FURNITURE 159 3. THE CALENDAR OF THE YEAR 164 4. HERMITS AND ANCHORITES 170 5. PILGRIMAGE 179 6. ORDEAL 191 7. SANCTUARY 201 8. MIRACLE AND MYSTERY PLAYS 213 9. SUPERSTITIONS, ETC. 218 10. ORDER OF BURIAL 223 PART III RELIGIOUS HOUSES 1. GENERAL 227 2. ST. MARTIN’S-LE-GRAND 234 3. THE PRIORY OF THE HOLY TRINITY, OR CHRIST CHURCH PRIORY 241 4. THE CHARTER HOUSE 245 5. ELSYNG SPITAL 248 6. ST. BARTHOLOMEW 250 7. ST. THOMAS OF ACON 263