298 
built, as its existence, by the same name, 
is identified in charters as far back as 
‘the fifth year of Edward the Second. At 
a later period it seems to have been the 
residence of needy authors. 
| MARK-LANE, 
¢ Blanch Apleton, says Stow, (edit. 
4633, p. 160), was a manor belonging to 
Sir Thomas Roos, of Hamelake, knight, 
7 Ric. H. at the north-east. corner of 
Mari-lane, so called of a privilege some 
time enjoyed to keep a mart long since 
discontinued, and therefore forgotten, 
$0 as nothing remaineth for memory, but 
in the name of Mart-lane, and that not 
uncorruptly termed Murk-lane. I read 
that (3 Edw. [V.) all basket-makers, 
wyer-drawers, and other foreigners, were 
permitced to have sheep on the mannour 
of Blanch Apletcn, and not elsewhere 
withm this cittie or suourbs thereof.” 
Dugdale, however, who carries the his- 
tory of Blanch Apleton somewhat higher, 
states that William de Ros, the ancestor 
of Sir Thomas, in the 16th year of Ed- 
ward the First, had only a moiety of the 
manor, which came to him by his wife 
‘on the death of John de Vaux; the 
other moiety going to William de Ner- 
ford; whose wife Petronilla was likewise 
a co-heiress. (See Dugd. Bar. vol. 1. 
pe 526—527.) 
TRINITY CHAPEL. 
A short account of Trinity Chapel, 
Aldersgate-street, was collected from the 
evidertces and records not seen by Stowe, 
jn a half-sheet, folio, by the Rev. Robert 
Orme, M.A, minister of a nonjuring con- 
gregation who met there, and entitled, 
«An Account of the Foundation of Tri- 
nity Hall, now the place where the most 
antient Court of Inquest is kept, for the 
Ward of Aldersgate; humbly presented 
to the Worshipful Sir Daniel Wray, knt. 
foreman, and the rest of the gentlemen of 
the aforesaid court, for the year 1709.” 
Tt seems to have been the “ Common 
Hall of the gild of the Holie Trinity,” 
founded in St. Bote!ph’s Church, Alders- 
gate; to which belonged eight messuages, 
all below Trinity Hall. Jt was founded 
_51 Edw. IIT. refounded by Dame Joan 
Astley (sometime King Henry VJ’s nurse), 
Richard Cawood and Thomas Smith, for 
a master and two custodes, brethren 
and sisters, val. 50.£ per ann. granted 
2 Ed. VI. to William Harris, alias So- 
mers, (Strype’s Surv. B. ii. p. 112.) 
He says in the windows were arms of 
Cavendish [Cawood], Smith, Agard, Gat- 
ton, William Purchase Mayor, &c. (See 
Gough’s Brit, Top. ss: 1p. 614, * 
Didiena No. NI: 
-in the mean time be used. 
[May 1, 
OXFORD-STREET. 
At the upper part of Oxford-street 
stood auciently the church of Tybourne, 
mentioned as early a8 1291. In the year 
1400, Braybrooke, Bishop of London, 
granted a licence to remove the old | 
church, which stood in a lonely place 
near the highway, (on or near the site of 
the present Court-house, at the corner of 
Stratford-place) subject to the depreda- 
tions of rcbbers, who frequently stole the 
images, bells, and ornaments, and to- 
build a new church of stones or flints, 
near the place where a chapel had been’ 
then lately erected, which chapel might 
The old 
church-yard was to be preserved, but 
the parishioners were allowed to inclose 
another adjoyning to the new church. 
(Lysons’s Env. of Lond. vol. ili. p. 248.) 
On the spot Mr. Lysons alludes to, a great 
quantity of bones were a few years 
ago dug up. (See Maitland’s Hist. of 
Lond. p. 778.) ; f 
REMAINS OF LONDON-WALL, BY LUD- 
GATE. 
This part of London Wall is not the 
very antient part. In 1274, we are told, 
the wall went strait south from Ludgate 
down to theriver Thames; but for build- 
ing the Black Friers Church, the said 
wail was by commandment taken down, 
and a new wall was there made strait 
west trom Ludgate to Fleet Bridge; and 
then by the water of Fleet to the river 
Thames., (See Strype’s Stow. vol. i. 
Becta) 
LONG ACRE. 
At the upper end of this street, stood 
formerly the Duke’s Bagnio, erected in 
the reign of Charles the Second ; an ac- 
count of the mineral bath, and use of 
which, was published in duodecimo, by 
Dr. Haworth, in 1683. ‘This bagnio 
was erected on the ground called Salis- 
bury stables, by Sir William Jennings, 
bart. according to his patent for making 
public bagnios and baths for sweating, 
rubbing, and washing. The price of. 
bathing was then 2s. 6d. or less to those 
who bathed two or three times a week. 
The woinen had separate days. 
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To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 
SIR, 
O disease has, for several years, 
been more prevalent than the va- 
rious degrees of inflammation of the eyes, 
and it has generally been so obstinate 
as to baffle medical aid. rd 
The causes,may be referred to the 
easterly winds which have blown for 
, ? eight 
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