. The history and antiquities of London, Westminster, Southwark and parts adjacent. y paintedand gilt: in the centre are pannels bearing- the decalogue, on eachside of which is a pair of composite columns painted in imitation ofmarble,with gilt capitals supporting an elliptical pediment; betweenthe columns are paintings of Moses and Aaron. The pulpit, whichis hexagonal, is with the desks attached to the pillar nearest thealtar; on the south side of the church in one of the windowsis a sun-dial in stained glass, with the motto Sine lumine font is a circular basin of white marble, on a
. The history and antiquities of London, Westminster, Southwark and parts adjacent. y paintedand gilt: in the centre are pannels bearing- the decalogue, on eachside of which is a pair of composite columns painted in imitation ofmarble,with gilt capitals supporting an elliptical pediment; betweenthe columns are paintings of Moses and Aaron. The pulpit, whichis hexagonal, is with the desks attached to the pillar nearest thealtar; on the south side of the church in one of the windowsis a sun-dial in stained glass, with the motto Sine lumine font is a circular basin of white marble, on a column of thesame form, it is more modern than the church ; on the poor box isthe date 1688. The church was rebuilt in 1673, from the designsof sir Christopher Wren, at the expence of 4,129^. 16*. \0d. Thesuperiority of its ornaments was occasioned by Mr. Holmans* do-nation. The greatest diameter of the church is 63 feet, the lesser 48,and the height of the tower 110 feet. There are no monuments in this church worthy of notice. Inthe vestry is a plan of the parish made in St. Martin Outwich This church is situated at the south east end of Thread- • The superiority of the ornaments inthis church is to be attributed to theJiberal donation of 1,000/., by George Ilolman, esq. whose generosity is ihemore remarkable, as he was a membervf the Roman Catholic communion; HISTORY OF LONDON. 205 needle-street, in an angle made by its junction with Bish-opsgate-street. It is dedicated to St. Martin, bishop ofTours, in France, and is of great antiquity. It derives its ad-ditional name of Outwich from the family of Oteswich, whowere either the founders or proprietors of this church. Stownames four of them, who were buried here, viz. Martin, Nicholas,William3 and John. In the year 1325, John de Warren, earl ofSurrey, presented John de Dalyngton to this living; but the earldying without issue, and leaving his estates to the crown, the ad-vowson was purchased in 1387, by t
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