XCV. Humphrey Hinchman, translated from Salisbury to London, Lord Almoner to K. Charles IId.

XCVI. Henry Compton, Son of the Right Honourable the Earl of Northampton, sometime an Honourable Member of Christ-Church, Oxon, after Master of St. Crosse's, Bishop of Oxon, Dean of the Royal Chapel, Bishop of London, and one of her late Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council.

XCVII. John Robinson, D.D. [Translated from the See of Bristol,] present Bishop.

This See of London hath yielded to the Church, out of the forementioned Bishops, three Saints; to the State nine Lords Chancellors, six Lords Treasurers, one Chancellor of the Exchequer, two Masters of the Rolls, besides four Almoners to the Court, and two Chancellors to the University of Oxford.

Thus much for the Succession of the Bishops of London, whose Diocese containeth the the City of London, the whole Shires of Middlesex and Essex, and a Part of Hartfordshire.

These Bishops have for Assistants in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, a Dean, a Chaunter, a Chancellor, a Treasurer, five Archdeacons, (to wit, London, Middlesex, Essex, Colchester, and St. Alban's) and thirty Prebendaries.

There appertaineth also to the said Church, for Furniture of the Quire in Divine Service, and Administration of the Sacraments, a College of twelve Petit Canons, six Vicars Choral, and Queristers, &c.

This Diocese is divided into Parishes, every Parish having his Parson, or Vicar at the least, Learned Men for the most part, and sufficient Preachers to instruct the People.

There were in this City, and within the Suburbs thereof, in the Reign of Henry the Second, as writeth Fitz-Stephens, thirteen great Conventual Churches, besides the lesser sort, called Parish Churches, to the number of 126; all which Conventual Churches, and some others since that time founded, are now suppressed and gone, except the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in London, and the College of St. Peter at Westminster.

Of all which Churches, though I have spoken, yet for more ease to the Reader, I will here again set them down in manner of a Table, not by order of Alphabet, but as they be placed in the Wards and Suburbs.

I. IN PORTSOKEN-WARD, Three Churches.
The Hospital of St. Katharine serveth for that Liberty.
Trinity in the Minories, for the Precinct thereof.
St. Buttolph by Aldgate, the only Parish-Church in that Ward. But now the two former are Parish-Churches.

II. In TOWERSTREET-WARD Four Churches.
In the Tower, St. Peter, for the Inhabitants thereof,
Alhallows Barking, by the Tower,
St. Olave in Hartstreet,
St. Dunstan in the East.

III. In ALDGATE-WARD, Three Churches.
St. Katharine Christ-Church,
St. Andrew Undershaft,
St. Katharine Colman-Church.

IV. In LIMESTREET-WARD, none. There was St. Mary at the Ax, and St. Augustin in the Wall; but both suppressed and united, the one to Alhallows in Broadstreet-Ward, and the other to St. Andrew Undershaft in Aldgate-Ward.

V. In BISHOPSGATE-WARD, Three.
St. Buttolph's without Bishopsgate,
St. Ethelburgh within the Gate,
St. Helen's adjoining to the Nuns Priory.

VI. In BROADSTREET-WARD, Six.
Alhallows by the Wall,
St. Peter's the Poor,
St. Martin Oteswiche,
St. Bennet Fynke,
St. Bartilmew by the Exchange,
St. Christopher by the Stocks-Market.

VII. In CORNHIL-WARD, Two.
St. Peter upon Cornhil,
St. Michael upon Cornhil.

VIII. In LANGBORN-WARD, Seven.
St. Gabriel Fenchurch,
St. Dionys Backchurch,
Alhallows, }
St. Edmund, }
St. Mary Wolnoth, } in Lombardstreet,
St. Nicolas Acon, }
Alhallows Staining in Mart Lane.

IX. In BILLINGSGATE-WARD, Five.
St. Buttolph by Billingsgate,
St. Mary on the Hill,
St. Margaret Patens,
St. Andrew Hubert in Eastcheap,
St. George in Buttolph Lane.

X. In BRIDGE-WARD within, Four.
St. Magnus at the Bridge Foot,
St. Margaret Bridgestreet,
St. Leonard Milkchurch, Fishstreet-Hill,
St. Bennet Grasschurch.

XI. In CANDLEWIKESTEET-WARD, Five.
St. Clement's Eastcheap,
St. Mary Abchurch,
St. Michael in Crooked Lane, sometime a College;
St. Martins Orgars,
St. Laurence Pountney.

XII. In WALBROKE-WARD, Five.
St. Swithin by London Stone,
St. Mary Woolchurch,
St. Stephen by Walbroke,
St. John upon Walbroke,
St. Mary Bothaw.

XIII. In DOWNGATE-WARD, Two.
Alhallows * Haywharf, }
Alhallows † the Less, } in the Ropery.

XIV. In the VINTRIE-WARD, Four.
St. Michael Pater-noster in the Royal, sometime a College;
St. Thomas the Apostle's,
St. Martin in the Vintry,
St. James at Garlick-Hith.

XV. In CORDWAINERSTREET-WARD, Three.
St. Anthony Budge Row,
St. Mary Aldermary-Church,
St. Mary Bow at the North Corner of Cordwainerstreet.

XVI. In CHEPE-WARD, Seven and a Chapel.
St. Bennet Sherhoge, or Syth,
St. Pancrate by Sopars Lane,
St. Mildred in the Poultry,
St. Mary Colchurch,
St. Mary Pomery in Ironmonger Lane,
Alhallows in Honey Lane,