The history and survey of London : from its foundation to the present time . fl/LONDON. 857 £, marka-He i kings Tarilhes Hopkins, and Mr. George Bellas. Here are alfoten Conftables, feven Scavengers, fourteen Ward-mote-Inqueft-Men, and a Beadle. It is taxed to the Fifteenth in London at 12 /. inthe Exchequer at 11 /. 13 s. The remarkable Things in this Ward at pre-sent are, Firft, Three Parifh-Churches, dedicated, xo St. Bcnnet, Pauls-Wharf; 2. to St. AndrewChurches. g. to St. Mary Magdalen, in Old Fifh- ftreet. 4. Here is alfo another Parilh without aChurch, dedicated
The history and survey of London : from its foundation to the present time . fl/LONDON. 857 £, marka-He i kings Tarilhes Hopkins, and Mr. George Bellas. Here are alfoten Conftables, feven Scavengers, fourteen Ward-mote-Inqueft-Men, and a Beadle. It is taxed to the Fifteenth in London at 12 /. inthe Exchequer at 11 /. 13 s. The remarkable Things in this Ward at pre-sent are, Firft, Three Parifh-Churches, dedicated, xo St. Bcnnet, Pauls-Wharf; 2. to St. AndrewChurches. g. to St. Mary Magdalen, in Old Fifh- ftreet. 4. Here is alfo another Parilh without aChurch, dedicated to St. Gregory, which is nowunited to St. Mary Magdalens, as aforefaid ; ofwhich more particularly in our Parochial , Between Peters-hill and Bennefs-hili,about the Mid-way from Thames-flreet to Knight-riders-Jlreet, is the Heralds-Office; of which ho-nourable and ufeful Foundation the Publick maydepend upon the following Account, communi-cated by Stephen Martin Leake, Efqv the prefentGartir King of Arms: The Armsof the Cor-iaraiientSiC COLLEGIUM ARMORUM. f he College»r Office ofj4r»a, com-municatedby Ste-phenMartinLeake,E/q; Gar-ter Kingof Arms. Kings ofArms. Garter. The College or Office of Arms, commonlycalled the Heralds-Office, is fituate upon , in the Parifh of St. Bennet, Pauls-wharf. The Corporation confifts of thirteenMembers, namely, three Kings of Arms, fixHeralds at Arms, and four Purfuivants at Arms ;who are all nominated by the Earl-Marpal ofEngland, as Minifters fubordinate to him in theExecution of their Offices, and hold their Placesbv Patent during their good Behaviour. Theyall are the Kings Servants in Ordinary, andtherefore, in the Vacancy of the Office of Eail-Marfhal, have been fworn into their Offices bythe Lord Chamberlain. Their Meetings are calledChapters, which they hold the firft Thurfday inevery Month, or oftner, if neceffary, whereinail Matters are determined by a Majority ofVoices of the Kings and Heralds, each Ki
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