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wainers-wavd. It is divided into nine p.recinfts; and is 
governed by an alderman, twelve common-councilmen, 
eleven conltables, thirteen inqueft-men, nine fcavengers 
and a beadle. It has its name from the Saxon word chepe, 
which (ignifies a market, kept in this divifion of the city, 
now called Cheapft.de-, but then known by the name of 
Wejlcheap, to diltinguifh it from the market then alfo kept 
in Ealtcheap, between Canon or Candlewick ftreet -and 
Tower-ftreet. 
ia. Coleman-jlreet-ward is bounded on the eaft by Bi- 
fhopfgate, Broad-ftreet, and Cheap, wards ; on the north, 
by Cripplegate-ward, Middle Moorfields, and Biihopfgate ; 
on the fouth, by Cheap-ward ; and on the welt, by BaiTi- 
lhaw-ward. It is divided into fix precinfts ; and is go¬ 
verned by an alderman, fix common-councilmen, one of 
whom is the alderman’s deputy, fix conltables, thirteen 
inqueft-men, fix fcavengers, and a beadie. 
13. Cordwainers-zvard is bounded on the eafc by Wall- 
brook, on the fouth by Vintry-ward, on the welt by Bread- 
ttreet, and on the north by Cheap-ward. It is divided 
■ into eight precindts ; and is governed by an alderman, 
eight common-councilmen, eight conltables, fourteen in- 
quell-men, eight fcavengers, and a beadle. Its proper name 
is Cordwainers Jlreet-ward ; which it has from Cordwainers- 
llreef, now Bow-lane, formerly occupied chiefly by flioe- 
niakers and others that dealt or worked in leather. 
14. Cornhill-ward is but of fmall extent. It is bounded 
on the ealt by Biihopfgate, on the north by Broad-ltreet, 
on the welt by Cheap-ward, and on the fouth by L.ng- 
bourn-ward. It is divided into four precindts, which are 
governed by one alderman, fix common council men, four 
conltables, fixteen inqueft-men, four fcavengers, and a 
beadle. It takes its name from the principal Itreet in it, 
known from the earlielt ages by the name of Cornhill, be- 
caufe the corn-market was kept there. 
15. Cripplegate-’ward is bounded on the eaft by Moor¬ 
fields, Coleman-ltreet-ward, Balfilhaw-ward, and Cheap- 
ward ; on the north, by the pariih of St. Luke’s, Old- 
ftreet; on the welt, by Alderfgate-ward ; and on the fouth, 
by Cheap-ward. It is divided into thirteen precinfts, 
nine within and four without the wall; and is governed 
by an aldermen, twelve common-councilmen, of whom 
twoare the alderman’s deputies, thirteen conltables, thirty- 
four inquelt-men, fixteen fcavengers, and three beadles. 
It takes its name from Cripplegate, which itood on the 
north-welt part of the city-wall. See p. 105. 
16. Dowgate-ward is bounded on- the eaft by Candlewick 
and Bridge wards, on the north by Wallbrook-ward, on 
the weft by Vintry-ward, and on the fouth by the Thames. 
It is divided into eight precinfts, under the government 
of an alderman, eight common-councilmen, of whom one 
is the alderman’s deputy, eight conltables, fifteen inquelt- 
rnen, five fcavengers, and a beadle. It has its name from 
the ancient Watergate, called Dourgate, which was made 
in the original wall that ran along the north fide of the 
Thames, for the fecurity of the city againlt all attempts 
to invade it by water. 
17. B'arring don-ward Within is bounded on the eaft by 
Cheap-ward and Baynard-caftle-ward; on the north, by 
Alderfgate and Cripplegate wards, and the liberty of St. 
Martin’s le Grand; on the weft by Farringdon Without; 
and on the fouth, by Baynard-caftie-ward, and the river 
Thames. It is divided into eighteen precinfts; and go¬ 
verned by one alderman, feventeen common-councilmen, 
nineteen conftables, feventeen inquelt-men, nineteen fca- 
ven^ers, and two beadles. It takes its name from William 
Farringdon, citizen and goldlinith of London, who, in 
3279, purchafed all the aldermanry with the appurtenances, 
within the city of London and fuburbs of the fame, be¬ 
tween Ludgate and Newgate, and alfo without thefe gales. 
i 3 . Farringdon-ward Without is bounded on the eaft by 
Farringdon Within, the precinct of the late priory of St. 
Bartholomew near Smithfield, and the ward of Alderfgate ;. 
on the> north, by the Charter-houfe, the pariih of St. John’s 
Clerkenwell, and part of St. Andrew’s pariih without the 
freedom: on the weft, by High Holbornand St. Clement’s 
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pariih in the Strand ; and on the fouth by the riverThames. 
It is governed by one alderman, fixteen common-council¬ 
men, of whom two are the alderman’s deputies, twenty- 
three conftables, forty-eight inqueft-men, twenty-four 
fcavengers, and four beadles. It takes its name from the 
fame gpldfmith w ho gave name to Farringdon Within. 
19. Langbourn-ward is bounded on the eaft by Aldgate- 
ward; on the north, by part of the fame, and Lime-ltreet- 
ward ; on the fouth, by Tower-ftreet, Billingfgate, Bridge, 
and Candlewick, wards; and on the weft by Wallbrook. 
It is divided into twelve precinfts. It had its name from 
a rivulet or long bourn of frefii water, which anciently 
flowed from a fpring near Magpye-alley, adjoining to St. 
Catharine Coleman’s church. 
20. Lime-f reel-ward is bounded on the eaft and north, 
by Aldgate-ward, on the weft by Biihopfgate, and on the 
fouth by Langbourn, wards. It is divided into four pre¬ 
cinfts; and governed by an alderman, four common-coun¬ 
cilmen, four conftables, thirteen inqueft-men, four fcaven¬ 
gers, and a beadle. It is very fmall; and lias its name 
from fome lime-kilns that were formerly buiit in or near 
Lime-ftreetr, 
Portfoken-ward is bounded on theeaft by the parilhes 
of Spitalfieids, Stepney, and St. George’s in the Ealt; on 
the north, by Bifnoplgate-ward, and on the weft by Ald¬ 
gate-ward. It is divided into live precincts; and is go¬ 
verned by an alderman, five common-councilmen, five 
conftables, nineteen inqueft-men, five fcavengers, and a 
beadle. See p. 438. 
22. Queenkithe-ward is bound on the eaft by Dowgate, 
on the north by Bread-ftreet and Cordwainers wards, on 
the fouth by the Thames, and on the weft by Caltle-Bay- 
nard-ward. It is divided into nine precindts; and is go¬ 
verned by one alderman, fix common-councilmen, and 
nine conftables. It lias its name from the kithe, or har¬ 
bour for large boats, barges, and lighters; for which, and 
even for fliips, it was the anchoring-place, and the quay 
for loading and unloading velfels almoft of any burden 
ufed in ancient times. It has the name of queen, becaufe 
the queens of England ufualiy poflefled the tolls and cuf- 
toms of velfels that unloaded goods at this hithe, which 
were very confiderable. 
33. Tower-ward, or Tower-freet-ward, is bounded on the 
fouth by the river Thames, on the ealt by Tower-hill and 
Aldgate-vvard, on the north by Langbourn-ward, and on 
the weft by Billingfgate-ward. It is governed by one al¬ 
derman, twelve conunon-councilmen, twelve conltables, 
thirteen inqueft-men, twelve fcavengers, and one beadle. 
It takes its name from Tower-Jireet, fo called becaufe it 
leads out of the city in a direft line to the principal en¬ 
trance of the Tower of London. 
24. Vintry-ward is bounded on the eaft by Dowgate, on 
the fouth by the Thames, on the welt by Queenhitbe-ward, 
and on the north by Cord wainers-ward. It is a fmall 
ward, containing only 418 houfes; but is divided into 
nine precincts, and governed by an alderman, nine com- 
inon-councilmen, nine conltables, thirteen inqueft-men, 
three fcavengers, and a beadle. It takes its name front 
the vintners or wine-merchants of Bourdeaux, who for¬ 
merly dwelt in this part of the city, being obliged to land 
their wines on this l'pot, and to le 11 them in forty days, 
till the a8rh of Edward I. 
25. Wallbrook-ward is bounded on the eaft by Langbourn, 
on the fouth by Dowgate, wards, on the welt by Cord- 
wainers-ward, and on the north by Cheap-ward. It is 
fmall, containing only 306 houfes; but is divided into fe- 
ven precinfts, and governed by an alderman, eight com- 
mon-councilmen, ieveri conftables, thirteen inqueft-men, 
fix fcavengers, and a beadle. It has its name from the ri¬ 
vulet Wall-brook, that ran down the lireet of this name 
into the riverThames near Dowgate; but in proceis of 
time it was fo loft, by covering it with bridges, and build¬ 
ings upon thole bridges, that its channel became a com¬ 
mon fewer. See p. 426. 
26. The ward of Bridge Without includes the borough 
of Southwark, and the parilhes of Fotherhithe, Newington, 
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