. The history and antiquities of London, Westminster, Southwark and parts adjacent. insulted him. And as a clerk con-vict, he was delivered over to the bishop. This clerk had fledhither for sanctuary. On the west of Lambeth-hill is St. Mary Magdalens church-yard. It was given to the parish by John Iwarby, an officer inthe exchequer in the 25th Henry VI. By the grant, it would ap-pear, that there was a * convent of the Holy well on the northside. On the west side of St. Peters-hill are almshouses for six poorwomen; above the gate of entrance is the following inscription : In memory of Mr. David
. The history and antiquities of London, Westminster, Southwark and parts adjacent. insulted him. And as a clerk con-vict, he was delivered over to the bishop. This clerk had fledhither for sanctuary. On the west of Lambeth-hill is St. Mary Magdalens church-yard. It was given to the parish by John Iwarby, an officer inthe exchequer in the 25th Henry VI. By the grant, it would ap-pear, that there was a * convent of the Holy well on the northside. On the west side of St. Peters-hill are almshouses for six poorwomen; above the gate of entrance is the following inscription : In memory of Mr. David Smith, citizen of London, and imbroyderer toqueene Elizabeth, who, in ye year 1584, built six tenements upon this groundfor six poore widdows under ye care of ye governours of Christs hospitall,London, and in memory of sir Thomas Fitch, knt. who, on ye behalfe of thesaid hospitall, after the latedreadfull fire in September, 1666, rebuilt the sameat his owne proper cost and charges. On the east side of the same lane was the inn or town residenceof the abbot of St. Mary, in St. Gregorys Church, 1647. St. Gregorys church stood at the south-west corner of St. Paulscathedral. It is so called from pope Gregory. This was a very 366 HISTORY OF LONDON. ancient foundation, and very probably promoted by some of thedisciples of Augustine, or bis co-missionaries, soon after tbe foun-dation of the cathedral church of St. Paul, which was finished inthe year of our Lord 610. And by its first constitution it appearsto have been a rectory, paying a certain yearly acknowledgmentto the dean and chapter of St. Pauls. And king Richard II. inhis 16th year, presented a rector to this benefice. But in the 18thof the said king, the petty canons of St. Pauls having obtained let-ters patent to be a body politic, by the name of ? The college of thetwelve petty canons of St. Pauls church, whereof one to be awarden, as also to have a common-seal, &c. they had this churchof St. Gregory appropriated to
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