Walks through Islington; comprising an historical and descriptive account of that extensive and important district, both in its ancient and present state: together with some particulars of the most remarkable objects immediately adjacent . a Squier Min- GENERAL HISTORICAL VIEW. 49 strel of Middlesex, from which we extract the follow-ing. It makes special allusion to what has been solong the staple commodity of the place: for theMinstrel declared How the wrorshipful village ofIslington, in Middlesex, well knooen to bee one ofthe most auncient and best toounz in Englande, nextto London, at thiz
Walks through Islington; comprising an historical and descriptive account of that extensive and important district, both in its ancient and present state: together with some particulars of the most remarkable objects immediately adjacent . a Squier Min- GENERAL HISTORICAL VIEW. 49 strel of Middlesex, from which we extract the follow-ing. It makes special allusion to what has been solong the staple commodity of the place: for theMinstrel declared How the wrorshipful village ofIslington, in Middlesex, well knooen to bee one ofthe most auncient and best toounz in Englande, nextto London, at thiz day, for the feythful freendship oflong time sheawed, as well at Cookez Feast inAldersgate-streetel, yeerely upon Holly-rood day, azallso at all solemn bridealez in the Citie of Londonall the yeer after, in well serving them of furmentyfor porage, not oversod till it be too weake; of mylkefor theyr flawnez, not yet pild nor chalked ; of creamefor theyr custardes, not frothed nor thykened withfloour; and of butter for theyr pastiez and pye paste,not made of well curds, nor gathered of whey insoomer, nor mingled in winter with salt butterwatered or washt; did obteyn long agoo thez wor-shipful armez, in cooler and foorm az ye see 2 :. 1 The Cooks, or Pastelars, were incorporated by Edward IV.; andtheir hall was in Aldersgate-street. 2 Laneham, enumerating the various ornaments of the SquierMinstrel, tells us that from his chain hung a scutcheon, with metal E 60 GENERAL HISTORICAL VIEW. On a field Argent, as the field and ground indeedwhearin the milk wivez of this worthy tooun, andevery man els in hys faculty, doth trade for hys living;on a fess tenny three platez, between three mylktankerds proper; the three mylk tankerds as theproper vessel whearin the substauns and matter oftheyr trade is too and fro transported; the fesstenny, which is a cooler betokening dout and sus-pition, so as suspition and good heed taking (aswell to theyr markets and servants as to theyr custo-merez tha
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