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Bassings Hall Ward. [Charities.]
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A Monument in the East Wall, on the South side of the Altar, for Dr. Wharton, an
eminent
Physician of London: His Epitaph is as followeth.
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Siste pedem Viator,
Quisquis es, ac venerare THOMæ WHARTON, M.D.C.L.M.S. quod fuit mortale
heic juxta situm est. Qui Winstoniæ apud Dunelmenses natus,
Cantabrigiæ
apud Pembrochianos educatus, Non ipsius natalis Soli, Non Academiæ, sed in
commune Humani generis Commodum Natum se, Educatumq, Factis comprobavit.
Vir justus, probus, pius, Omnimodô eruditione cæteris hominibus hac
solummodo conditione impar, quod omnes sui seculi Medicos facile antecelluerit.
Grassante infami illâ LONDONIIS Peste, Hoste insensissimâ
AnnoMDCLXVI. Rebus ad Triarios jam planè perductis, Receptusq; aliis
cenentibus, Fixis Aquilis, Adhæsit immotus, Saluti publicæ velle
asserens
prospicere, Alienæ appertentem, suæ profusum Natus An. MDCXIV.
Obiit
MDCLXXIII.
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J. Wor.
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The Gifts and Charities to this Parish., as they were given in at the last
Parochial Visitation,
were
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Charities.
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| Donors. | Gifts. |
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The Lady Anne Vaughan gave
for a
Weekly Lecture, from Micha-
elmas to Lady Day, per Ann. | 09 | 0 | 0 |
And is paid by the Churchward-
ens of St. Laurence Old Jewry; and
secured by the Rent of an House
in Whitechappel, near Pettitcoat lane,
now in the Occupation of an Apo-
thecary. | |
| Sir Wolstan Dixy, Kt. gave | 10 | 0 | 0 |
per Ann. for two Lectures to be
preached in the said Church. To be
paid by the Company of Skinners;
and secured by the Ground Rent of
the Houses of Sir Jeremy Sambrook,
and Sir Willi. Hedges. Both these
Gifts by the last Wills of the
Donors. | |
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The Ground of the Parsonage House of this Parish, was let to Edward Dale for
Forty five
Years, to build upon, from the Year 1676. at 10l. per Ann. being Fourteen Foot
in breadth,
and Sixteen Foot in depth.
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Parsonage.
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In this Church hangeth up a Table of Benefactors. Those Gifts which are annual
unto the
Poor, are these.
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| | Per Ann. |
| | L. | S. | D. |
| An. 1485. John baker gave | 01 | 00 | 0 |
| 1561. John Richardson | 00 | 10 | 0 |
| 1575. Lady Anne Bacon | 14 | 00 | 0 |
| And for other uses | 06 | 00 | 0 |
1582. Richard Adams, and
Margaret his
Wife, | 00 | 10 | 0 |
1583. John Story, by the Week,
n
Bread | 02 | 00 | 0 |
1587. Thomas Rose, weekly
in
Bread | 02 | 12 | 0 |
| | Per Ann. |
| | l. | s. | d. |
1592. Sir Wolstan Dixy, to
be
distributed at his Death | 10 | 00 | 0 |
| And for ever, | 03 | 06 | 8 |
1608. Cicily Siol, Weekly
in
Bread | 03 | 00 | 0 |
| 1617. Margaret Dean | 01 | 00 | 0 |
1618. John Gardiner, late De-
puty,
gave at his Death | 20 | 00 | 0 |
1625. Alderman Elkin, Weekly
in
Bread | 02 | 12 | 0 |
| 1629. Elizab. Elkin gave | 10 | 00 | 0 |
1630. John Banks, late Deputy,
for
ever | 02 | 00 | 0 |
| And at his Death | 20 | 00 | 0 |
| 1632. Rob. Geoffries gave | 10 | 00 | 0 |
John Lock, to Christs Hospiaal,
a
Maintenance for two poor Chil-
dren from this Parish, for ever |
1633. Alderman Baskerfield,
for
ever | 02 | 10 | 0 |
| 1634. Sir Robert Ducie | 40 | 00 | 0 |
| 1635. Sir Randol Cranfield | 20 | 00 | 0 |
| 1636. Lady Ducie | 30 | 00 | 0 |
| 1647. Emmanuel Bird, for
ever | 06 | 00 | 0 |
| Divers other Gifts of Charity, but none
Annual.] |
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Benefactors.
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Thus have you noted one Parish Church of St. Michael Blackwel Hall, a Market
Place for
Woolen Cloths; the Masons Hall, Weavers Hall, Girdlers Hall, and Coopers Hall.
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Now for the present State of this Ward.
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Present State.
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Bassinghall street, of which this little Ward consists, is of no great
Uniformity, as not
running strait, nor of an equal breadth. But it is graced with good Buildings,
and well
inhabited by Merchants; [And namely, among others, lately deceased, Sir Rowland
Aynsworth, Kt. who traded to the East Indies, Hamburgh, Holland, and other
Parts,
inhabiting a very spacious well built House, with a Court in the middle; where
Sir
Christopher Pack sometime kept his Maioralty.]
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R. B.
J. S.
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In this Street, on the West, stands Balckwel Hall, one of the publick Edifices
of the City.
It is very large, having two open square Courts one within the other, with Free
stone
Buildings round. One Court is next to Bassinghall street, and the other openeth
into Guild
Hall Court. In this Hall are several large Rooms or Warehouses, as well below,
as above
Stairs; in which Rooms, the Cloths are exposed to sale by the Factors employed
of the
Clothiers, on the Market Days; which are on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays;
but the
principal is Thursday. As to the other places of Name in this Street, I shall
speak of them in
order, as they lie in the said Street.
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Blackwel Hall.
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Kings Arms Tavern, a House of a very good Trade; hath a Passage into Catteaten
street.
Masons Alley, hath a passage into Coleman street, through White Rose Alley; in
which is
seated Masons Hall, a small Building. Cut Throat Alley, hath a passage up Steps
into
Guild Hall Court, by the Chappel. At the upper end of this Court, are Buildings
made use
of by the City Officers. And here the Chamberlain of this City hath his
residence.
Weavers Hall, a good handsome large Building, with a Garden behind it. Next is
Coopers
Hall, a fair large Building.
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Kings Arms Tavern.
Masons Alley.
Masons Hall.
Cut Throat Alley.
Weavers Hall.
Cowpers Hall.
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Then is St. Michael Bassingshaw Church. This Church was destroyed by the Fire
of
London, and rebuilt as now it is; being a good handsome Brick Building, with a
Church
yard.
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St. Michael Bassingshaw Church.
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