The history and survey of London : from its foundation to the present time . ere brought in con-fiderable Gains to Sir Thomas Grejham the , about five or fix Years after, the Shopsbeing all furnifhed with Wares, Grejham con-ftrained all the Shopkeepers that had Shops aboveto take Shops below, where was an equal Num-ber ; but thefe were in the loweft Vaults of theExchange. At this Time each Perfon paid fourMarks a Year for every Shop above, and he wouldhave as much for every Shop below, or eKt theyfhould not have one above : But, after they hadkept Shop below a little while, what wit
The history and survey of London : from its foundation to the present time . ere brought in con-fiderable Gains to Sir Thomas Grejham the , about five or fix Years after, the Shopsbeing all furnifhed with Wares, Grejham con-ftrained all the Shopkeepers that had Shops aboveto take Shops below, where was an equal Num-ber ; but thefe were in the loweft Vaults of theExchange. At this Time each Perfon paid fourMarks a Year for every Shop above, and he wouldhave as much for every Shop below, or eKt theyfhould not have one above : But, after they hadkept Shop below a little while, what with theDamp of the Vault, the Darknefs of the Place,and the Unwillingnefs of Cuftomers to buy theirWares there, they were fo wearied, that theyagreed among themfelves to give four Pounds aYear for a Shop above, that they might be freedfrom keeping Shop below, and fo Sir Thomasfhould turn the Vaults to what other Ufe he would,either for Merchants Goods, or otherwife: WhichOffer he accepted; and fo the Tenants only fur-nifhed the Shops, above, as they remain to this Day. •1. Book II. The HISTORY of LONDON.
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