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CHAP. IX.Of the growth of the City.
2. Moreover, the burials within the like space of the next twenty years, viz. Anno 1634, and 1635, were 15625, viz. as about twenty four to thirty one: the which last of the three numbers, 15625, is much more than double to the first 6986, viz. the said Parishes have in fourty years increased from twenty three to fifty two. 3. Where is to be noted, That although we were necessitated to compound the said ninety seven with the sixteen Parishes, yet the sixteen Parishes have increased faster then the ninety seven. For, in the year 1620, there died within the walls 2726, and in 1660 there died but 3098 (both years being clear of the Plague) so as in this fourty years the said ninety seven Parishes have increased but from nine to ten, or thereabouts, because the housing of the | ||||
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said ninety seven Parishes could be no otherwise increased, then by turning
great Houses into Tenements, and building upon a few Gardens. 4. In the year 1604, there died in the ninety seven Parishes 1518, and of the Plague 260. And in the year 1660, 3098, and none of the Plague, so as in fifty six years the said Parishes have doubled: Where note, that forasmuch as the said year 1604 was the very next year after the great Plague, 1603 (when the City was not yet re-peopled) we shall rather make the comparison between 2014, which died Anno 1605, and 3431 {Anno 1659, choosing rather from hence to assert, that the said ninety seven, and sixteen Parishes encreased from twenty to thirty four, or from ten to seventeen in fifty four years, then from one to two in fifty six, as in the last aforegoing Paragraph is set down. 5. Anno 1605, there died in the sixteen out-Parishes 2974, and Anno 1659, 6988, so as in the fifty four years, the said Parishes have encreased from three to seven. 6. Anno 1605 there died in the eight out-parishes, 960, Anno 1659, there died in the same scope of Ground, although called now ten Parishes (the Savoy, and Covent-Garden being added) 4301, so as the said Parishes have encreased within the said fifty four years, more then from one to four. 7. Moreover, there was buried in all, Anno 1605, 5948, and Anno 1659 14720, viz. about two to five. 8. Having set down the proportions, wherein we find the said three great Divisions of the whole Pyle, call'd London, to have encreased; we come next to shew | ||||
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what particular Parishes have had the most remarkable share in these
Augmentations, viz. of the ninty seven Parishes within the Walls the
Increase is not very discernable, but where great houses formerly belonging to
Noblemen before they built others neer White-hall, have been turned
into Tenements, upon which Accompt Alhallows on the wall is
encreased, by the conversion of the Marquess of Winchesters house,
lately the Spanish Ambassadors, into a New street, the like of
Alderman Freeman, and La Motte neer the
Exchange, the like of the Earl of Arundells in
Loathbury, the like of the Bishop of London's Palace,
the Dean of Paul's, and the Lord River's house,
now in
hand, as also of the Dukes-Place, and others heretofore. 9. Of the sixteen Parishes next without the Walls, Saint Gile's Criplegate hath been most inlarged, next to that, Saint Olave's Southwark, then Saint Andrews Holborn, then White- Chappel, the difference in the rest not being considerable. 10. Of the out Parishes now called ten, formerly nine, and before that eight, Saint Gile's, and Saint Martins in the fields, are most encreased, notwith standing Saint Pauls Covent- Garden was taken out of them both. 11. The general observation which arises from hence is, That the City of London gradually removes Westward, and did not theRoyal exchange, and London-Bridg stay the Trade, it would remove much faster, for Leaden-Hall-street, Bishops-gate, and part of Fan-church-street, have lost their ancient Trade, Grace- Church-street indeed keeping it self yet entire, by | ||||
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reason of its conjunction with, and relation to London-Bridg. 12. Again, Canning-street, and Watlin-street have lost their Trade of Woolen-Drapery to Paul's Church-yard, Ludgate-hill, and Fleet-street; the Mercery is gone from out of Lombard-street, and Cheapside, into Pater-Noster-Row, and Fleet-street. 13. The reasons whereof are, that the King's Court (in old times frequently kept in the City) is now always at Westminster. Secondly, the use of Coaches, whereunto the narrow streets of the old City are unfit, hath caused the building of those broader streets in Covent- Garden, &c. 14. Thirdly, where the Consumption of Commodity is, viz. among the Gentry, the vendors of the same must seat themselves. 15. Fourthly, the cramming up of the voyd spaces, and gardens within the Walls, with houses, to the prejudice of Light, and Air, have made men Build new ones, where they less fear those inconveniences. 16. Conformity in Building to other civil Nations hath disposed us to let our old Wooden dark houses fall to decay, and to build new ones, whereby to answer all the ends above-mentioned. 17. Where note, that when Lud-gate was the onely Western Gate of the city, little Building was Westward thereof. But when Holborn began to encrease New-gate was made. But now both these Gates are not sufficient for the Communication between the Walled City, and its enlarged Western Suburbs, as dayly appears by the intolerable stops and embaresses of Coaches near both these Gates, especially Lud-gate. | ||||
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