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LONDON. 
white marble, from which were four fprings ifluing out 
Rhenifh wine, which centered In a fmall globe at the i'um- 
tnit, and continued running plentifully all day; on the 
mount fat Apollo, and at his feet Calliope ; under whom 
were the reft of the mufes playing on nautical inftruments ; 
and at their feet were infcribed, in letters of gold, epi¬ 
grams adapted for the occafion. At Leadenhall was an¬ 
other ftately pageant, reprefenting a hillock encornpaiTed 
with red and whire rofes; above which was a golden 
flump, and a little higher a tippe, with a celeftial rofe, 
from which defcended a white falcon, which perched on 
the flump; this was foon followed by an angel in a ce¬ 
leftial choir, who put a crown of gold upon his head. On 
the hillock, a little lower, fat St. Anne, furrounded by 
her progeny, one of whom addrefled the queen in a fpeecli, 
wifhing her majefty bletl'ed with a happy iffue. 
At the conduit in Cornhill, the Graces fat enthroned, 
with a fountain before them inceflantly playing with wine, 
and underneath a poet defcribing their peculiar qualities, 
and prefenting the queen with their feveral prefents. The 
great conduit oppoiite Mercers’ hall, in Cheapfide, was 
beautifully painted with a variety of curious emblems, 
and which, for the entertainment of the populace, ran all 
day with a diverlity of rich wines. The ftandard in 
Wood-ftreet was beautifully ornamented with royal por¬ 
traitures, encompafied by a number of flags, on which 
were painted coats of arms and trophies; and above was 
a fine concert of mufic, both vocal and inftrumental. 
When her majefty arrived at the aldermen’s ftation, near 
the little conduit, at the upper end of Cheapfide, John 
Baker, the recorder, after addrefling her with an elegant 
fpeech, prefented her, in the name of the citizens, with 
a purfe of gold tiflue, containing one thoufand marks, 
which her majefty gratefully received. On the little con¬ 
duit, in a rich pageant, were feated Pallas, Juno, and 
Venus; before whom Rood Mercury, who, in their names, 
prefented the queen with a golden ball trebly divided, re¬ 
prefenting the three gifts of wifdom, riches, and felicity. 
At the gate of St. Paul’s a ftately pageant prefented itfelf, 
ifi which three ladies, fumptuoufly drelfed, with chaplets 
on their heads, exhibited various infcriptions adapted for 
the occafion. As her majefty palled St. Paul’s fchool, flie 
was highly entertained with verfes made by the fcholars 
in praife of herfelf and the king. 
The prifon of Ludgate was beautifully ornamented, 
and on the top were men and boys finging a concert 
during the proceflion. A handfome tower, with four 
turrets, was erefted at the end of Shoe-lane, Fleet-fireet; 
in each turret ftood a cardinal virtue, with its fymbols; 
Chefe, addrefling themfelves to the queen, promifed never 
to forfake her, but be always her conftant attendants. 
The conduit ran the whole time with variety of wines, 
and in the tower was a fine concert of mufic. At Tem¬ 
ple-bar her majefty was again entertained with fongs in 
concert by men and boys ; and, proceeding from thence 
to Weftminfter, fhe there difmifled the lord-mayor, return¬ 
ing him her lincere and hearty thanks for his good offices, 
-and thofe of the citizens, on this occafion. 
The following day being appointed for her majefty’s 
Coronation, the lord-mayor, drefled in crimfon velvet, 
-with his collar of SS. attended by the aldermen and 
fherilfs in fcarlet, repaired to Weftminfter, where they 
performed their feveral offices belonging to that ceremony ; 
and, on the Wednefday following, the king fent for the 
mayor and aldermen to Weftminfter, who attending ac¬ 
cordingly, his majefty returned them thanks for their 
good fervices both to himfelf and the queen. 
A fliort time before this, a grand entertainment was given 
at Ely Boufe, by eleven gentlemen of the law, on their pro¬ 
motion to the dignity of the coif. The guelts were the 
king, the foreign minifters, the pages, matter of the rolls, 
matters in chancery, andfergeantsat law; the lord-mayor, 
aldermen, fherifts, livery-men, and principal merchants; 
and the entertainments railed for four days. A part of 
the bill of fare, which is prefervecl, will fliow the difpa- 
rity between the prices of provifions at that period and* at 
this time ; it is as follows : 
l. 
d. 
8 
19 
$ 
8 
6 
8 
o 
6 
8 
3 
Twenty-four large oxen, each at 
The carcafs of a large ox - - - i 
One hundred fheep, each at - - o 
Fifty-one calves, each at - - - - o 
Thirty-four hogs, each at - - o 
Ninety-one pigs, each at - - - - o 
Ten dozen capons of Greece, each at - o 
Nine dozen and a half of Kentifh capons, at o 
Nineteen dozen of common capons, at - o 
Seven doz. and nine of grofe, or heath-cocks, at o 
Fourteen doz. and eight common cocks, at o 
The beft pullets, at - - - o 
Common ditto, at - ---002 
Thirty-feven dozen of pigeons, per dozen - o o io 
Three hundred and forty doz. of larks, per doz. 005 
By an aft of the twenty-fourth of Henry VIII. cap. 3. 
beef, pork, mutton, and veal, were firfl directed to be 
fold by weight; no perfon to take above one halfpenny 
for a pound of beef or pork, nor above three farthings 
for mutton or veal. On this occafion, James Howell, in 
his Londinopolis, remarks, that the number of butchers 
in London and its fuburbs, did not then exceed 'eighty, 
each of whom killed nine oxen weekly. But this law 
was afterwards repealed, and the regulation of the prices 
referred to a committee of the privy-council. 
About this time Mr. Tindall and others tranflated and 
publiflied the New Tellament in the Englilh tongue; 
but Stokefley, bifliop of London, procured as many 
copies of it as he could, and caufed them to be burnt at 
St. Paul’s crofs. One Pavier, town-clerk of London, de- 
ftroyed himfelf about this time, according to Hollingfhed, 
who affirms that he had heard him fay “ with a great oath,” 
that rather than live to fee the Scripture fet forth in Eng- 
lifh, he would gut his own throat. 
In or about the years 1511 and 151a, to 1534, the trade 
of London began to extend itfelf towards the fouth and 
the eaft in the Mediterranean Sea; for Hakluyt tells us of 
“ tall fhips that had then an ufual trade to Sicily, Candia* 
and Chios; and fometitnes to Cyprus, to Tripoli, and Ba- 
ruth in Syria.” They exported fundry forts of woollen 
cloths, calf-fkins, &c. and imported filks, carnblets, and 
rhubarb; malmfey, mufcadel, and other wines; oils, cot¬ 
ton-wool, Turkey carpets, galls, and India fpices ; yet, 
in thofe days, they were generally twelve months in thofe 
voyages, as were two (hips going this year from London 
to Candia and Chios ; which voyage w’as found fo ha¬ 
zardous and dangerous, that one of thefe fhips was put 
into Blackwall-dock, and never more went to fea. In 
the next year a fhip of three hundred tons, with one hun¬ 
dred perfons on-board, went from London on the fame Le¬ 
vant voyage, and returned in eleven months, having fet¬ 
tled fadtors in thofe places. 
In 1537, coals were fold at Newcaftle at two fliillings 
and two-pence per chaldron ; “ wherefore,” fays Mait¬ 
land, “ I imagine that they were then fold in this city at 
about four fliillings.” 
At this time alio, feveral religious eftablifnments were 
fupprefled, preparatory to the general diflblution of mo- 
nafteries. The black, white, and grey, friars, and the 
Charter-houfe monks, underwent the lame fate. 
About the year 1539, the Hews, which had been hitherto 
licenled on the Bank-fide, in Southwark, were put down 
by the king’s proclamation and found of trumpet. 
On the arrival of Anne of Cleves, Henry’s fourth bride, 
fhe was met on Blackheatb, on the 3d of January, J540, 
by the Hanfeatic merchants, and thofe of Genoa, Florence, 
Venice, and Spain, refident in the city of London, toge¬ 
ther with a number of the principal citizens, common, 
councilmen, and aldermen, to the number of one hundred 
and fixty, richly drelfed in velvet, with chains of gold, 
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