NOW bending toward the North-west we have these Suburbs. Without Aldersgate, on the left hand, is the Parish Church of St. Buttolph; on the North side of the which Church lieth a way called Little Britain street, towards the Priory of St. Bartholomew in Smithfield; but the Highway without Aldersgate, runneth straight North from the said Gate unto Hounsditch, or Barbican street on the right hand, and Long lane or the left hand, which runneth into Smithfield.

Then from the farther End of Aldersgate street, straight North to the Bar, is called Goswel street, replenished with small Tenements, Cottages, and Allies, Gardens, banqueting Houses and bowling Places.

Beyond these Bars, leaving the Charter House on the left Hand, or the West side of the Way, stretcheth up towards Iseldon commonly called Islington, a Country Town hard by. Which in the former Age was esteemed to be so pleasantly seated, that in the Year 1581. Queen Elizabeth in one of the twelve Days, on an Evening, rode out that Way, to take the Air. Where near the Town, She was invironed with a Number of begging Rogues, (as Beggars usually haunt such Places) which gave the Queen much Disturbance. Whereupon Mr. Stone, one of her Footmen came in all hast to the Lord Maior, and afterwards to Fleetwood the Recorder, and told them the same. The same Night did the Recorder send out Warrants into the same Quarters, and into Westminster and the Dutchy. And in the Morning he went abroad himself; and took that Day seventy four Rogues. Whereof some were blind, and yet great Usurers, and very rich. They were sent to Bridewel, and punished.]

On the right Hand or East side (at a red Cross) turneth into Eald Street, so called, for that it was the old Highway from Aldersgate street, for the North-east Parts of England, before Bishopsgate was builded. Which Street runneth East to a Smith's Forge, sometime a Cross before Shoreditch Church, from whence the Passengers and Carriages were to turn North to Kings-land, Totenham, Waltham, Ware, &c.

There was sometime in this Suburb without Aldersgate, an Hospital for the Poor; but an Alien of Cluny, a French Order, and therefore suppressed by King Henry the Fifth, who gave the House with Lands and Goods, to the Parish of St. Buttolph. And a Brotherhood of the Trinity was there founded. Which was afterwards suppressed by Henry the Eighth or Edward the Sixth.

There is (at the farthest North Corner of this Suburb) a Windmil, which was sometime by a Tempest of Wind overthrown, and in a Place thereof a Chapel was builded by Queen Katharine (first Wife to Henry the Eighth) who named it the Mount of Calvary, because it was of Christ's Passion and was in the End of Henry the Eighth pulled down, and a Windmil newly set up as afore.

Without Newgate lieth the West and by North Suburb on the right Hand or North side whereof (betwixt the said Gate, and the Parish of St. Se- pulchre) turneth away towards West Smithfield, called, Giltspur strett, or Knightriders street; then is Smithfield it self, compassed about with Buildings, as I have before declared in Faringdon Ward without.

And without the Bar of West Smithfield lieth a large Street or Way, called of the House of St. John there, St. Johns street, and stretcheth toward Iseldon.

Here, in the middle of the Street. standeth Hicks Hall, where the Justices of Peace for Middlesex have their County Courts and other Meetings. It was built in the seventh Year of King James the First, by Sir Baptist Hicks, Knight, a Citizen of London: Whereas before the Justices used to meet at a Common Inn, called The Castle Inn near Smithfield Bars, very inconveniently, being annoyed with Carriers and many other Sorts of People. King James, June the 7. in the aforesaid Year of his Reign, did infeoff fifteen Knights and Esquires of the County of Middlesex of this Piece of Ground, to be for ever used and employed for a Sessions House; and for the keeping of a Prison or House of Correction for the same County. Upon which Piece of Ground and according to the Intent of the King's Letters Patents, Sir Baptist Hicks Knight, one of the Justices of that County, builded a Sessions House of Brick and Stone at his own proper Charges, with all Offices thereunto belonging. And upon Wednesday the 17th Jan. 1622. the House being then newly finished, there assembled six and twenty Justices of the said County, being the first Day of their Meeting there; where the Founder feasted them all: And then, after they had considered what Name this Structure should bear, they all with one Consent gave it the Name of Hicks's Hall, in grateful Memory of the Builder: And he freely gave the House to them, and their Successors for ever. He was a Mercer in Cheapside, and youngest Brother to Sir Michael Hicks, Secretary to the Lord Treasurer Burghley.]

On the right Hand whereof stood the late dissolved Monastery, called the Charter House, founded by Sir Walter Manny, Knight, a Stranger born, Lord of the Town of Manny in the Diocese of Cambrey, beyond the Seas, who for Service done to King Edward the Third, was made Knight of the Garter.

This House he founded upon this Occasion: A great Pestilence entring this Iland, began first in Dorsetshire, then proceeded into Devonshire, Somersetshire, Glocestershire, and Oxfordshire, and at length came to London, and overspread all England; so wasting the People, that scarce the tenth Person of all Sorts was left alive; and Churchyards were not sufficient to receive the Dead, but Men were forced to chuse out certain Fields for Burials: Whereupon Ralph Stratford, Bishop of London, in the Year 1348. bought a Piece of Ground, called No Mans Land, which he inclosed with a Wall of Brick, and dedicated for Burial of the Dead, builded thereupon a proper Chapple, which is now enlarged, and made a dwelling House: and this