. The history and antiquities of London, Westminster, Southwark and parts adjacent. oan Astley, sometimehis nurse, Robert Cawood, clerk of the pipe, and Thomas Smith, torefound the same, to the honour of the Holy Trinity, therein to bea master and two custos, with brethren and sisters, &c. This bro-therhood was endowed with lands more than 30/. per annum, andwas finally suppressed by Edward VI. Trinity Hall Was a very ancient building, and was used as a chapel on Sun-days. The courts of wardmote and inquest were usually heldthere. In the window at the east end of the hall were variouspaintings
. The history and antiquities of London, Westminster, Southwark and parts adjacent. oan Astley, sometimehis nurse, Robert Cawood, clerk of the pipe, and Thomas Smith, torefound the same, to the honour of the Holy Trinity, therein to bea master and two custos, with brethren and sisters, &c. This bro-therhood was endowed with lands more than 30/. per annum, andwas finally suppressed by Edward VI. Trinity Hall Was a very ancient building, and was used as a chapel on Sun-days. The courts of wardmote and inquest were usually heldthere. In the window at the east end of the hall were variouspaintings, viz. a whole length figure of St. Basil in his episcopalibus,with an inscription underneath :— ^anctus Bastltus Magnus* Two figures, a man in a fur gown, with his wife praying, underneath. ©rate pro fiono statu Bogwf fillet et &mte turovfa$w> and an emblematical representation of the Trinity. The figure of a man in the habit of a citizen kneeling at analtar. And a curious representation of a monkey in the habit of amonk shaving a dog- which is seated in a chair,*. * All arc engraved in Carters specimens of ancient Sculpture and Painting,fol. 1780, p. 24. */W*SW*f*v/W FTISTORY OF LONDON. 6* CHAPTER IV. History and Topography of Aldgate Ward. This ward, like the preceding, derives its name from beingsituated contiguous to the ancient eastern gate of the city. It isbounded on the north and east by Portsoken ward ; on the southby Tower-street ward, and on the west by Langbourn, Lime-street, and Bishopsgate wards. It is divided into seven precincts,lying chiefly in the parishes of St. Andrew Undershaft; St. James,Dukes-place; St. Catherine Coleman, and St. Catherine Cree,and is governed by an alderman and six common councilmen. In this ward are four parish churches, viz.—St. Andrew Under-shaft; St. James, Dukes-place; St. Catherine Coleman; Cree, or Christ church ; and also the parish of St. MaryAxe, united and annexed to the parish of St. Andrew Undershaft. S
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