The history and survey of London : from its foundation to the present time . The next out of the High Street from New-gate, turning down South, is called the Little-Bailey, and runs down to the Eaft of St. GeorgeV-lane. Then is Seacoal-lane, which turns down intoFleet-lane. Near unto this Seacoal-lane, in the Turningtowards the Conduit on Snow-hill, is anotherLane called in Record Wind-again-lane, for that itturned down to Turnmill-brook, and from thenceback again, for there was no Way over. Beyond Holbom - bridge is Shoe - lane, whichruns out of Holborn^ unto the Conduit whichftood in Fleet-f
The history and survey of London : from its foundation to the present time . The next out of the High Street from New-gate, turning down South, is called the Little-Bailey, and runs down to the Eaft of St. GeorgeV-lane. Then is Seacoal-lane, which turns down intoFleet-lane. Near unto this Seacoal-lane, in the Turningtowards the Conduit on Snow-hill, is anotherLane called in Record Wind-again-lane, for that itturned down to Turnmill-brook, and from thenceback again, for there was no Way over. Beyond Holbom - bridge is Shoe - lane, whichruns out of Holborn^ unto the Conduit whichftood in Fleet-ftreet. Then is Fewtars, now called Fetter-lane, whichlikewife ftretches South into Fleet-ftreet, by theEaft End of St. Dunftans Church ; and fromthis Lane to the Bars are the Bounds withoutNewgate. Now without Ludgate, ? this Ward runs upfrom the faid Gate to Temple-bar, and hath onthe Right-Hand, or North Side, the South Endof the Old-bailey. Then it proceeds down Lud-gate-hill to Fleet-lane, over Fleet-bridge, and byShoe-lane, and Fewtars-lane, and fo to New-ftreet QT. M/,> Plan fj ///m//////a/// J?uKre/~e//o liichardBeckfordEfcf. f///rrm//»w£jjs; /t. a& /;„//>? Book II. ^HISTORY ^/LONDON. 961 1Aodcr>tStale. or Chancery-lane, and up that Lane to the Houfeof the Rolls. Which Houfe is alfo of this on the other Side to a Lane over-againftthe Rolls, which formerly entered FicquetesField. Near the Bar is another Lane, called Silane, becaufe it divides the City from the Shire ;and this turned into Ficquetet, Field. From Ludgate again, on the left Hand, orSouth Side, we have Fleet-bridge, Bride - lime,which runs South by Bridewell; and Water-lane,which runs down to the Thames. Then White-friars, and the Temple ; fo that the Bar is the Ex-tent of this Faringdon Ward Without. In thefe Parts, from Ludgate, and fo Wdtwafcr,the City, in the Saxon Times, was chiefly fituate,if we may credit Fabian; who writes, That he hadfound in a very old Record, called Doombelongi
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