More about unknown London . ess, though Harrison declaredthat he had had the tooth in his hand, on the 16 MORE ABOUT UNKNOWN LONDON ioth day of March in the year 1564, and the otherrelics were extant and to be seen. You notehe is precise as to follows in the Description the fellowwith a mouth 16 feet wide—no,that is much too big a swallow !I turn next to a Giants home,or must I say his castle ? InBread Street, Cheapside, stoodGerrards Hall. Its beautifulcrypt, the vaulting upheld byeighteen delicate pillars, sur-vived to our time—till dwelt a Giant. The raceof genii native
More about unknown London . ess, though Harrison declaredthat he had had the tooth in his hand, on the 16 MORE ABOUT UNKNOWN LONDON ioth day of March in the year 1564, and the otherrelics were extant and to be seen. You notehe is precise as to follows in the Description the fellowwith a mouth 16 feet wide—no,that is much too big a swallow !I turn next to a Giants home,or must I say his castle ? InBread Street, Cheapside, stoodGerrards Hall. Its beautifulcrypt, the vaulting upheld byeighteen delicate pillars, sur-vived to our time—till dwelt a Giant. The raceof genii native to London issmall, and this was a sinuous,fleshy monster, no mere frag-ment of bone or tooth, orshadowy creation of fancy andthin air. Great was he at thejoust. John Stow knew thefame of Gerrard the Giant. Hevisited the house to see itswondrous relics, objects of awe to the Eliza-bethan gamin and the gaping countryman, forthese were evidences of the size and prowessof Gerrard well calculated to confound GERRARD THE GIANT In Guildhall Museum GOGMAGOG AND OTHER GIANTS 17 Of old time (Stow writes) the said house havinga large and high roofed hall, there stood in themidst thereof a mighty staff, armed at the fore-endwith iron and steel; it reached from the groundor floor to the very top of the hall, even as it wereto touch or pierce it. This staff is said to be oneof them, that the said Gerrard the Giant used torun withal in his wars. Sure, he had need of avery great horse to carry him, that should wieldsuch a staff, but I think he was no horseman, butwent all on his feet. There stood also a ladder ofthe same height just by the staff. I have seenthem often, and inquired of the tenants the causeof their being there, but they could make me noneother answer than that the one was Gerrardsstaff (as ye have heard) and the ladder to ascendto the top thereof, to see the same staff to be safe,and not decayed. Of late years this hall is altered in building,jand diverse
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