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The Survey of London — John Stow

The Survey of London

John Stow

  • History
  • Book language: English
  • 599 pages

John Stow's Survey of London is a historical and topographical account of the city, first published in 1598. It describes London's wards, streets, buildings, churches and civic customs, offering a detailed portrait of the Elizabethan capital. Listeners interested in urban history and Shakespeare's London will find it a rich contemporary guide.

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Opening of the book

Title page
EVERYMAN’S LIBRARY
EDITED BY ERNEST RHYS
TRAVEL AND TOPOGRAPHY
STOW’S SURVEY OF LONDON
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY
HENRY B. WHEATLEY
THE PUBLISHERS OF EVERYMAN’S LIBRARY WILL BE
PLEASED TO SEND FREELY TO ALL APPLICANTS A LIST OF
THE PUBLISHED AND PROJECTED VOLUMES TO BE
COMPRISED UNDER THE FOLLOWING THIRTEEN
HEADINGS:
TRAVEL ❦ SCIENCE ❦ FICTION
THEOLOGY & PHILOSOPHY
HISTORY ❦ CLASSICAL
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
ESSAYS ❦ ORATORY
POETRY & DRAMA
BIOGRAPHY
REFERENCE
ROMANCE
IN FOUR STYLES OF BINDING: CLOTH, FLAT BACK,
COLOURED TOP; LEATHER, ROUND CORNERS, GILT TOP;
LIBRARY BINDING IN CLOTH, & QUARTER PIGSKIN
LLjƿŠLjƿ: J. M. DENT & SONS, LǵŠ.

Nŧ΅ YLjǡƫ: E. P. DUTTON & CO.
TO
THE
WISE MAN
ALL THE
WORLD’S
A SOIL
BEN JONSON
THE SURVEY
OF LONDON
BY ❦ JOHN
STOW Citizen
of London
LONDON PUBLISHED
by J M DENT & SONS LTD
AND IN NEW YORK
BY E P DUTTON & CO
INTRODUCTION

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Contents

  1. THE SURVEY OF LONDON
  2. INTRODUCTION
  3. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  4. NORDEN’S MAP OF LONDON 1593
  5. CONTENTS
  6. THE AUTHOR TO THE READER
  7. THE SURVEY OF LONDON CONTAINING THE ORIGINAL, ANTIQUITY, INCREASE, MODERN ESTATE, AND DESCRIPTION OF THAT CITY
  8. WALL ABOUT THE CITY OF LONDON
  9. OF ANCIENT AND PRESENT RIVERS, BROOKS, BOURNS, POOLS, WELLS, AND CONDUITS OF FRESH WATER, SERVING THE CITY, AS ALSO OF T
  10. THE TOWN DITCH WITHOUT THE WALL OF THE CITY
  11. BRIDGES OF THIS CITY
  12. GATES IN THE WALL OF THIS CITY
  13. OF TOWERS AND CASTLES
  14. OF SCHOOLS AND OTHER HOUSES OF LEARNING
  15. HOUSES OF STUDENTS IN THE COMMON LAW
  16. OF ORDERS AND CUSTOMS
  17. OF CHARITABLE ALMS IN OLD TIMES GIVEN
  18. SPORTS AND PASTIMES OF OLD TIME USED IN THIS CITY
  19. OF WATCHES IN THIS CITY, AND OTHER MATTERS COMMANDED, AND THE CAUSE WHY
  20. HONOUR OF CITIZENS, AND WORTHINESS OF MEN IN THE SAME
  21. THE CITY DIVIDED INTO PARTS
  22. OF PORTSOKEN WARD, THE FIRST IN THE EAST PART
  23. TOWER STREET WARD
  24. ALDGATE WARD
  25. LIME STREET WARD
  26. BISHOPSGATE WARD
  27. BROAD STREET WARD
  28. CORNEHILL WARD
  29. LANGBORNE WARD, AND FENNIE ABOUT
  30. BILLINGSGATE WARD

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