The SPIRITUAL GOVERNMENT.11

The SPIRITUAL GOVERNMENT.

FRATERNITIES, or GUILDS.

 

BROTHERHOOD of St. Fabian, and Sebastian, in St. Butolph Aldersgate.
Fraternity and Chapel of the Holy Trinity, Leadenhall; and numberless more founded in most Churches.


COLLEGES and CHAPELS.

 

SAINT Martins le Grand College.
Whittington College.
Corpus Christi Chapel in the Poultry.
Chapel of Mount Calvary without Aldersgate.
and College in St. Michael's Crooked Lane.
of our Lady in Barkin Parish.
Mercers Chapel, or College of St. Thomas of Acres.
Chapel at Guildhall.
in Mugwelstreet.
standing in Pardon Churchyard within St. Paul's.
standing in St. Paul's Churchyard over the Charnel House.
called Pappey.
of St. Thomas of Canterbury, standing upon Londonbridge.
in the Rolls, Chancerylane, or Domus Conversorum.
in St. Mary Overies, or St. Saviours, Southwark.
of St. Stephen's at Westminster.
of our Lady, in the Pew, Westminster.
of St. Anne, and Alms Houses of the Lady Margaret at Westminster.
and Alms Houses in Petty France.
of St. Spirit, or the Holy Ghost, in the Strand.
St. Anthony's School and Chapel.


HOSPITALS.

 

HOSPITAL of St. Thomas of Acres, or Mercers Chapel.
of Little St. Bartholomew.
of St. Thomas in Southwark.
of Bridewel.
Christ's Hospital, formerly the Grey Friers.
Hospital of St. Giles without Cripplegate.
of Corpus Christi without Cripplegate.
of St. Mary, or the Spittal without Bishopsgate.
of Bethlem without Bishopsgate.
Spittal or Lazar House in Kentstreet.
Hospital and Brotherhood of St. Papey in St. Mary Ax.
of Elsing Spittal, now Sion College.
in Trinity-Court without Aldersgate.
of Corpus Christi in St. Laurence Pountney.
in Alhallows Barkin Parish.
of the Lady Dacres in Tuthilstreet.
of St. James at Charing Cross.
or Cell of our Lady of Rounceval there.
of St. Giles in the Fields.
in the Savoy.
of St. Katharine by the Tower.

So that in former times, according to Fabian, were,

Fab. Chron. Fo. 3.


Parish Churches within London,113
Houses of Religion, Monasteries, Colleges, Chapels within London, 27
Parish Churches and Religious Houses in Westminster and Suburbs, 28
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Sum of all the Divine Houses within the City and without,168

But to come to more modern times; what the Value of each Benefice in the City of London, before the great Fire there, was, and what Advance of the same was propounded by judicious Persons, to be settled upon them, when the respective Churches should be rebuilt, take the following Scheme, as it was drawn up to be laid before the Parliament that sat in the Year 1771/72, with the Reasons that were given for the same.

Values of the Livings before the Great Fire.


  Former Rates. Sums pro-
pounded.
 l.s.d.lib.
ALhallows
Lombardstreet,
901606140
St. Bartholomew Exchange,881604150
St. Bridget, alias Brides, impropriate,800000160
St. Bennet Fink, impropr.550506100
St. Michael Crooked Lane, 800000140
St. Christopher's,690104150
St. Dionis Backchurch,980000150
St. Dunstan's in the East,1360604250
St. James Garlickhith,921008140
St. Michael Cornhill,1171500200
St. Michael Basishaw,1231106200
St. Margaret Lothbury,720208120
St. Mary Aldermanbury,   150
St. Martin Ludgate,1260000200
St. Peter's Cornhill,1000000160
St. Stephen Colemanstreet, impr.700000200
St. Sepulchres, impropr.Uncertain.250
Alhallows Breadstreet,
St. John Evangelist,
84
44
00
10
00}
00}

180
Alhallows Great,
Alhallows Less, impr.
132
64
17
00
00}
00}

200
St. Alban Woodstreet,
St. Olaves Silverstreet,
106
58
11
12
04}
06}

200
St. Anne and Agnes,
St. John Zachary,
76
64
17
02
08}
04}
180
St. Augustine,
St. Faith,
78
73
14
18
07}
01}

250
St. Andrew Wardrobe,
St. Ann Blackfriers,
80
000
01
00
08}
00}

250
St. Antholing,
St. John Baptist,
38
72
00
09
00}
06}

150
St. Bennet Gracechurch,
St. Leonard Eastcheap,
57
63
18
18
06}
08}

180
St. Bennet Paulswharf,
St. Peters Paulswharf,
Uncertain.
47

10
}
02}

120
Christchurch, impropr.
St. Leonard Fosterlane,
40
119
00
11
00}
08}

250
St. Edmund the King,
St. Nicolas Acons,
86
68
19
18
04}
00}

220
St. George Butolphlane,
St. Botolph Billingsgate,
58
122
13
00
04}
00}

240
St. Laurence Jewry, impropr.
St. Maudlin Milkstreet,
80
74
15
00
05}
03}

220
St. Magnus,
St. Margaret New Fishstreet,
81
70
12
00
08}
00}

220
St. Michael Royal, impropr.
St. Martin Vintrey,
33
115
02
00
10}
00}

200
St. Matthew Fridaystreet,
St. Peter Cheap,
49
88
00
04
00}
02}

200
St. Margaret Pattons,
St. Gabriel Fenchurch,
44
67
17
17
08}
04}

170
St. Mary at Hill,
St. Andrew Hubbard,
122
68
00
16
00}
00}

250
St. Mary Woolnoth,
St. Mary Woolchurch,
84
50
04
08
00}
06}

220
St. Clement Eastcheap,
St. Martin Orgars,
40
80
00
07
00}
01}

180
St. Mary Abchurch,
St. Laurence Pountney, impr.
86
38
00
17
00}
10}

170
St. Mary Aldermary,
St. Mary Aldermary,
64
85
17
09
08}
00}

220
St. Mary le Bow,
St. Pancras Soaperlane,
Alhallow Honeylane,
94
36
42
04
17
01
09}
04}
00}

260
St. Mildred Poultry,
St. Mary Colechurch, impropr.
94
51
00
16
04}
04}

200
St. Michael Woodstreet,
St. Mary Staining,
75
21
00
12
00}
04}

130
St. Mildred Breadstreet,
St. Margaret Moses,
51
62
17
06
04}
08}

180
St. Michael Queenhith,
Trinity,
91
62
03
14
04}
04}

200

St.