The Ward of the Tower, taxed in London at £46 and in the Exchequer accounted for £45: 10s. The Ward of Portsoken, taxed in London at £9 and in the Exchequer accounted at £9. The Ward of Aldgate, taxed in London at £6 and in the Exchequer accounted for £5. The Ward of Lyme-Street, taxed in London at 40s. and in the Exchequer accounted for 40s. The Ward of Byshopsgate, taxed in London at £22 and in the Exchequer accounted for £21 10s. The Ward of Broad-Street, taxed in London at £27 and in the Exchequer accounted for £25. The Ward of Cornhill, taxed in London at £16 and in the Exchequer accounted for £16. The Ward of Langbourne, taxed in London at £21 and in the Exchequer accounted for £20: 10s. The Ward of Candlewick-Street, taxed in London at £16 and in the Exchequer accounted for £16.” (Maitland, vol. i. p. 181.) Outside the wards and not belonging to them, or within their jurisdiction, were certain socs, liberties, or vacant spaces. Such were the Precinct of St. Paul’s, the Precincts of the Religious Houses, the Sanctuary of St. Martin’s le Grand, and the “Roomlands” or open spaces of West Chepe, East Chepe, Tower Hill, and other places which were afterwards absorbed into the wards. The names of those who owned the manors, together with the names found in contemporary documents, sufficiently prove how the Norman kings kept their promise and left the London merchants in possession of their property and their land. For with a few exceptions they are all Saxon names. The first, Mayor, Henry of London Stone, was FitzAylwin: Basing, Batt, Rokesby, Durman, Pountney, Bukerel, Billing, Faringdon, Thetmar, Orgar, Leofwin, Brechmar, Alwold, Algod, Esgar, Algar, Liured are all Saxon. Becket, it is true, is a name from Caen in Normandy. Blunt is Blond; Anketill de Auverne proclaims his origin. We remark also that lads from the country had already begun to seek their fortune in London. We find Henry de Covyntre, Wolmar de Essex, John de Northampton, and many others. We are considering in this place the City only. But we cannot avoid connecting the land all round the City, especially the land of Middlesex, held in farm by the citizens, with the City itself.