Old and new London : a narrative of its history, its people, and its places . oitheir promised feast upon returning to the tale, or rather discourse, of the Parson,Chaucer brings his pilgrims to Canterbury; but,observes Mr. T. Wright, his original plan evi-dently included the journey back to writer, within a few years after Chaucersdeath, undertook to continue the work, and pro-duced a ludicrous account of the proceedings ofthe pilgrims at Canterbury, and the story of Berynwhich was to lie the first of the stories told ontheir return. These are printed by Urry, from
Old and new London : a narrative of its history, its people, and its places . oitheir promised feast upon returning to the tale, or rather discourse, of the Parson,Chaucer brings his pilgrims to Canterbury; but,observes Mr. T. Wright, his original plan evi-dently included the journey back to writer, within a few years after Chaucersdeath, undertook to continue the work, and pro-duced a ludicrous account of the proceedings ofthe pilgrims at Canterbury, and the story of Berynwhich was to lie the first of the stories told ontheir return. These are printed by Urry, from a 84 OLD AND NEW LONDON. [Southwark. manuscript, to which, however, he is anything butfaithful. As regards the name of the inn now under notice,Stow says of the Tabard that it was so called ofa jacket, or sleeveless coat, whole before, open on Tabarders, as certain scholars or exhibitioners aretermed at Queens College, Oxford. It may beadded that the name of the author of the Canter-bury Tales will still be kept in remembrance inSouthwark by the Chaucer lodge of Freemasons. BOARS HEAD COfRT-YARD. both sides, with a square collar, winged at theshoulders. A stately garment of old time, com-monly worn of noblemen and others, both at homeand abroad in the wars; but then (to wit, in thewars) with their arms embroidered depicted uponthem, that every man by his coat of arms might beknown from others. But now these tabards areonly worn by the heralds, and be called their coatsof arms in service. The name of the dress is, orwas till very lately, kept in remembrance by the which has been instituted at the Bridge HouseTavern. In the middle of the last century, the Tabard (or Talbot) appears to have become a great inn forcarriers and for posting, and a well-known place ofaccommodation for visitors to London from distantparts of the country. Mr. Thomas Wright, ,remarks, When my grandfather visited Londontowards the close of the reign of George II., orearly in that of George III., he t
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