The history and survey of London : from its foundation to the present time . See Page 105. The prefent State and Condition of thisWard: Thames-Jireet is a Place of very confiderable prefentTrade, on Account of its convenient Situation Stauofnear the Water, the Cuflom-Houfe, Billingfgate, thiiWariand the feveral Wharfs and Keys for lading andunlading Merchants Goods, &c. and is very wellbuilt for that Purpofe. The Keys, Wharfs, and Docks, which are newaftigned and allowed to be lawful by an Act ofParliament, for ihipping, lading, and landingof Goods and Merchandizes, are thefe : 1. Brew-ers-key
The history and survey of London : from its foundation to the present time . See Page 105. The prefent State and Condition of thisWard: Thames-Jireet is a Place of very confiderable prefentTrade, on Account of its convenient Situation Stauofnear the Water, the Cuflom-Houfe, Billingfgate, thiiWariand the feveral Wharfs and Keys for lading andunlading Merchants Goods, &c. and is very wellbuilt for that Purpofe. The Keys, Wharfs, and Docks, which are newaftigned and allowed to be lawful by an Act ofParliament, for ihipping, lading, and landingof Goods and Merchandizes, are thefe : 1. Brew-ers-key, 2. Chejlcrs-key, 3. Galley-key, 4. Wool-dock, 5. Cuftcmhoufe-key, 6. Porters-key, 7. Bears-key, 8. Sabs-key, 9. Wiggans-key, 10. Totings-key, ii. Rafe s-key, 12. Dice-key, 13. Smarts-key, 14. Billingfgate, 15. Somers-kcy, 16. Lions-key, 1 J. Botolpbs-key, 18. Hamons-key, , 20. Cocks-kry, and Keys or Wharfs are chicily named fromtheir firft Proprietors, or particular Ufe or Si-tuation j as Botolphs .vharf, called in the Ccn- aueror%. Book II. The HISTORY of LONDON. 791 Botolphs queror\ Days BotolpFs-gate: And we obferve,Wlfarf- that tj-iis Wharf was in the Crown in Edward IsTime, who granted it to Richard de Kingfton inthefe Words: Our common Key of St. Bctclph** next Billing/gate, London, with free going in* and out to the fame, in the Eaft Head of the fame Place: Which Place hath Land con-4t tained from the Tenement of the laid Richard aguinft the Weft, and to the Plead of the faid Church, and the common Way which lcadeth* to the Thames againft the Weft, eighteen Ells and one Quarter of an Ell, of the Iron Ell of our Sovereign Lord the King of England^ with- out Inches meafured : And it containeth in both Heads, from the Wall of the faid Church unto our common Key, in Breadth fix Ells of the Ell aforefaid, without Inches meafured. To have and to hold to the faid Richard and his* Heirs, and to whom he will give, fell, be- queath, affign, or any
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