ACHERLEY, sir Roger, lord mayor of London in 1512, instance of
his philanthropy and benevolence; p. 142, n.
Adams, sir Thomas, lord mayor of London in 1646, epitome of his life
and honourable character; 28.
Adultery, singular punishment formerly inflicted on a woman taken in;
121;-anecdote of a priest taken up for the same crime; 122.
Aldermen, list of those who have filled the civic chair, with an enumera-
tion of the many charitable and religious institutions founded and en-
dowed by them; 20 to 31.-Remote date of their office, and their
original appellation; 33.-Ancient customs and regulations respecting
aldermen; 34;-singular punishment inflicted on one for not lining his
city cloak; ibid;-their persons formerly deemed inviolable; ibid;—
their election for life first established, A. D. 1394; 35;-mode of
their election; ibid.
Aldersgate ward, names and number of its precincts and magistrates; 96.
Aldgate, its antiquity; 189;-important events which attended the re-
erection of that gate in the year 1215; 181.
ward, history of, its situation, extent, and government; 88.
Alhallows Barking, church of, its foundation, size, and beauty; 216.-
Anecdote of Edward I. who erected the "image of the glorious Virgin"
therein; ibid.-Dreadful accident near this building in 1649; 217;-
and wonderful escape of a child from destruction; 218.-Particulars of
the great personages who lie buried there; 220.
Alhallows, Lombard-street, first account of this church; 458;-descrip-
tion thereof; 459;-and of its monuments; 460.
Alhallows Staining (Mark lane) history of that church; 344.-Singular
custom said to have been anciently practised on Palm Sunday; 345, n.
America, description of its trade with Great Britain; 14.
Andrew Undershaft, St. origin of the name, and history of that church
its monuments, &c. ; 162.-Description of the tomb of Mr. John Stowe,
the celebrated historian, buried here in 1605; 166;--epitome of his life,
sufferings, and death; 169.
Arabia, description of its trade with England;
Architecture, ancient and modern, observations thereon; 328 to 342.
Armada, Spanish, names and description of the various instruments of
torture and destruction taken on board it; 248.
Armoury in the Tower of London, description thereof, and of the various
instruments laid up there; 236.-Account of the royal personages with-
in the horse armoury; 242;-and of the instruments of war in the
Spanish armoury; 248.
Artillery Ground, description of it, with an account of the Artillery Com-
pany; 394.
Bakers' Hall, description of that structure, and its use; 266;-Acts of
parliament against mal-practices in the making and selling of bread;
267.-Accurate statement of the price of the quartern loaf in the differ-
ent mayoralties from the year 1735 to 1806; 259.
Bank Buildings, description of them, and the offices belonging thereto; 115.
VOL. II.
Barbara, St. account of the ancient guild of, and the exalted personages
who belonged to it; 205.
Basingstoke canal, its history, and the names of the towns with which it
communicates; 79.
Bassishaw ward, (the smallest in London) account of it; 95.
Beer, ancient recipe for making it; 195, n.-quantity exported in the
reigns of Henry VII. and queen Elizabeth; 195.
Benedict, or Saint Bennet, brief account of him, and of the church dedi-
cated to him in Gracechurch-street; 359.
St. (or Bennet Fink) church of, history of that edifice; 450.-
Particulars of the life and writings of the Reverend S. Clark, one of its
curates; 451.
Billingsgate ward, supposed origin of the name, its government, and the
number of the names of the precincts into which it is divided; 91.-
Customs anciently paid at Billingsgate; 285.-Low price of fish in the
reign of Edward I.; 286.-Observations on the frauds practised in the
trade; 287.-Acts against forestallers and regraters of fish; 290.
Birchin lane, origin of its name, and description of its inhabitants; 123.-
Singular anecdote of a poor countryman who lost his hood, and found it
hanging up in one of the old clothes shops in this lane; ibid.
Bishop's-gate, brief account of it, from its erection to its demolition; 434.
ward, its origin, situation, extent, and government; 89.
Blood, bold attempt of that desperado to steal the crown of England, and
the singular conduct of Charles II. on that occasion; 233.
Boleyn, Anne, consort of the tyrant, Henry VIII. brief memoirs of her,
and particulars of her unhappy fate; 254.
Botolph, St. parish, and wharf of; see 305.
church of, Aldgate, description of that edifice and its monu-
church of, Bishopsgate, history thereof; 401;-account of its
monuments; 492.
Bowyers, account of that ancient company; 457.
Bread-street ward, particulars of its situation and government; 97.
Bridge ward within, account of, and of its magistrates; 91.
British Fire-office, nature of its establishment, and the liberal plan of in-
surance thereat; 120.
Broad-street ward, the number and names of its precincts and governors; 90.
Burleigh, Cecil, lord, anecdote of him; 171, n. 248, n.
Burley, sir Simon de, epitome of the life of that illustrious knight; 157.
Butchers, account of the company of; 325.
Cage, description of the prison formerly so called, and the crimes for the
punishment of which it was erected; 122.
Canal navigation, history of it; 71 to 84;-great advantages attending
it; 85.
Candlewick ward, its origin, situation, and government; 91.
Canute, the Dane, anecdote of him, and the just reward bestowed by him
on a traitor to his king and country; 389.
Castle Baynard ward, origin of its name, and account of its principal
streets and magistrates; 98.
Catharine Coleman, St. church of, account and description of that struc-
ture; 179.
Cree, St. brief memoirs of her; 173;-description of the church
dedicated to her, and of its principal monuments; 176.-Remarkable
occasion of instituting the sermon annually preached in this church; 177.
Catharine, St. Tower, history of the church and hospital thereof; 198;-
and the dissolution of the latter, with the illicit measures resorted to for
that purpose; 199 to 202.-The present royal hospital founded. and
dedicated to the same saint; 202;-names of its principal benefactors;
203.-Account of the two dreadful fires in its neighbourhood in the
years 1762 and 1705; 200.-Description of the church, or free chapel,
its beautiful structure, and grand organ; 207;-spiritual and temporal
jurisdiction exercised by the hospital over its precincts and liberties;
Cecil, lord Burleigh, anecdotes of him; 171, 248, n.
Chamberlain of London, nature of his office; 39.
Chamberlain's court, description of it, and its jurisdiction; 53.
Chantries, explanation of the term, and the purposes for which they were
formerly endowed; 306.
Charles II. king of England, anecdote of him; 433, n.
Charles V. emperor of Germany, anecdote of him, and the assistance he
received from a single family of merchants; 100, n.
Cheap ward, account of, and the names of its principal magistrates and
streets; 94.
China, account of its trade with Great Britain; 14.
Churches, number of, in London and Westminster; 59.
Citizens of London, their present humane and honorable character and
opulence; 54, 55;-instance of the latter; 56.-Their bloody conduct
towards the Jews in the reign of Richard I.; 370.
City of London, its government, magistracy, and police; with a list of
its officers, and the nature of their employment; 17 to 41.-Account of
the several courts of justice and other courts in London, and their juris-
diction; 43 to 54.
City Remembrancer, see Remembrancer.
Clare, St. her birth; 183; and holy turn of mind; 184; particulars of
her life, and the miracles she performed; ibid.
St. convent of, its foundation; 183;-description thereof, and
account of its benefactions; 185.
Clothworkers' Hall, description of that edifice; 353.—History of the com-
pany; 354.
Coal Exchange, description of that structure; 278.-Price of coals and the
quantity imported at stated periods from the reign of Charles I. to the
present time; 278.-Laws respecting coal-dealers; 279.-First cost of
coals at Newcastle in 1800, and the further expence attending their
delivery to the consumer; ibid. n.-Penalties against mal-practices in
the sale of this article; 281.
Coal trade, number of ships employed in it, their aggregate amount, and
the value of their imports and exports; 15.-(See Coal Exchange).
Coining, description of the process of, at the Mint in the Tower of Lon-
don; 229.
Coleman-street ward, its situation and government; 95.
Coleyn's-ynn (or inn), description thereof, and of the great controversy
respecting it in 1391; 127.
Cominon Council, court of, description of it, and its jurisdiction; 43.
Crier of London, the duty attached to his office; 41.
Serjeant of London, his duty and employment; 39.
Hall, the purpose for which it is usually convened; 46.
Hunt, the nature of that office in London; 41.
Condamine, marshal la, his exclamation on seeing the pavement of Lon-
don; 99.
Cordwainers' ward, origin of the name, its situation, &c.; 94.
Corn Exchange, description of that edifice, and the purposes for which it
was built; 330;-account of the New Exchange for corn and seed; 331.
Cornhill ward, its number of precincts and government; 90.
Coroner of London, his duty and employment; 40; the antiquities of
this office; ibid. n.
Court of Husting, description of it; 43.
Lord Mayor and Aldermen, account of, and the nature of its juris-
diction; 44
Orphans, its guardianship, and the cognizance it takes of the
property of deceased citizens; 46.
Requests (or court of conscience) object of its jurisdiction and
Wardmote, description of it; 47;-form of the lord mayor's
precept to the aldermen of the different wards for holding the same; ibid.
Hall-mote, the purpose for which it is usually convened; 53.
St. Martin-le-grand, extent and nature of its jurisdiction; 54.
the Tower of London, description of it; ibid.
Craven, lord, anecdotes of him and his father, sir William Craven, lord
mayor in 1610; 168.
Cripplegate ward, its antiquities, origin, and situation; 95.
Crosby House, description of it; 417;-account of sir John Crosbie, its
founder; 418.
Croydon-canal, its history, and names of the towns and places with which
it communicates; 80.
Crutched Friars, account of the religious institution formerly so called;
332;-dissolution of the monastery, in consequence of the frailty of its
prior; ibid.-purposes to which it was afterwards applied; 333.
Custom-House, history of it; 261;-account of the seizures and sales pre-
vious and subsequent to the River police; 262, n.-Comparison be-
tween the Custom-house of London and that of Dublin, and the decided
superiority of the latter; 263.-Account of the government of the
customs, and the powers vested in the boards of customs and excise;
263, 264-Amount of the customs at stated periods from the year 1590
to 1802, inclusive; 265.
De Courcy, lord, anecdote of him, and the great privilege conferred on
him and his descendants; 244.
Devonshire-square, account thereof, and the great personages who for-
merly inhabited it; 393.
Diocese of London, account of it, and its jurisdiction; 59.
Dionisius, St. (or St. Dionis) Back-church, Fenchurch-street, history of
that edifice and of its patron saint; 355.
Dissenters, number of their chapels in and about the metropolis; 59.
Dowgate ward, its origin, situation, and government; 93.
Dudley, John, duke of Northumberland, his great ambition, the occasion
of the death of his son, lord Guildford Dudley, and his unhappy wife,
lady Jane Gray; 255.
Duke's Place, origin of the name, and history of the ancient priory of the
Holy Trinity which formerly stood therein; 362.-Description of the
church of St. James, in this place; 363;-verses written to eternize the
memory of sir Edward Barkham, who was buried here; ibid.-Descrip-
tion of the Jews' synagogue; 381.
Dunstan, Saint, memoirs of that renowned prelate; 270;-instances of
his miracles, visions, and divine revelations; 271.-Description of the
church dedicated to him, denominated St. Dunstan in the East; 272;
and its monuments; 273.-Particulars of the riot which took place in
this church in 1417, and the penance imposed on the rioters; 276.
East India House, history of its erection, establishment, and trade; 147.—
Articles originally imported by the company; 148,- Singular petition
presented by the benevolent Mr. Bragge to James I. on the affairs of
the company; ibid. n.-Value of the original shares; 149.-State of the
trade in the early periods of its establishment; 150, n.-Value of the sin-
gle article of tea imported by the company at the commencement of
the 18th century; 151.-Interference of parliament in the affairs of India
in 1783, with the result; 152.-Nature of Mr. Pitt's bill for the better
regulation of the company, in the following year; 153-New charters
granted to the company in 1793-state of its affairs at that time; 154.-
Description of the government of the company as it now stands; 155;
-and extent of its territorial acquisitions in the East Indies; ibid.—
Observations on the buildings which anciently occupied the ground on
which the India House now stands; 156;-description thereof, and
of the various purposes to which the interior is appropriated; 158.
Ecclesiastical government of London, account of; 58;-number of
churches in that city and Westminster; 59.
Edmund the King, St. church of, history of that edifice; 454;—account
of its principal monuments; 455.
Edric, the murderer of Edmund Ironside, just reward bestowed on him
for his perfidy; 389.
Education, public and private, seminaries of, their number in and about
the metropolis; 59.
Edward III. anecdote of him, after the siege of Calais; 191.
Elizabeth, Queen, anecdote of her; 346.
England, comparison between its rental of houses and lands four centuries
ago, and its present improved one; 5.-Great Britain proved to be the
grand medium of commerce between the principal nations of the world;
12;-statement in support of this assertion; 13.-Account of the ex-
ports and imports of England; 13.-their total amount, and the num-
ber of ships employed in the trade of Great Britain; 15.-Great re-
semblance between the legislative government of the empire and the
civil government of the metropolis; 17.-Honorable character of the
nobility and gentry of England; 55.-History of the inland navigation
of the kingdom; 71;-and of the East India company, its establish-
ment, trade, &c.; 147.-Singular petition presented to James I. by the
benevolent Mr. Bragge, on the affairs of the company; 148.-Charles
II. forms a new company, and adds considerably to their territorial
possessions in India; 149.-James, duke of York, opposes the East
India merchants, and upholds the African trade; 150. The parliament
of England interferes in the affairs of the company, and forms it anew;
152.-Progress of the plague in England in the beginning of the four-
teenth century, with the extent of its devastations; 191, n.-First men-
tion of the Jews in England; 363.-William Rufus patronizes them to
the disparagement of his Christian subjects; ibid.-Instance of William's
mercenary and irreligious conduct; 366.-Great insolence of the Jews,
in consequence of the protection afforded them; 367.-Henry II. taxes
them exorbitantly; 370;-his death; ibid.--Accession of Richard 1.
and great massacre of the Jews at that time; ibid.-Dreadful tragedy
acted by that persecuted people at York, when driven to despair
by the populace; 371.-King John extends his protection to them;
372;-but subsequently plunders and maltreats them; 373, 374.—
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