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Thomas the apostle, St. formerly a chantry, its site, 151;-sir William
Littlebury's donations, ib.

Token house yard, account of, 48;-history of tokens, ib. et seq.
Tower, Royal, why so called, 114;-its degradation, 115.
Trinity court, Aldergate street, its history, 372.

the Less, site of, now covered by the Lutheran church, 171;—ac
count of that sect of protestants, ib.

V.

Vedast, St. history and description of, 408; monuments, 410;—rector.
archbishop Rotherham.

Vicary, Thomas, surgeon, anecdotes of, 307.

Vintners company, 153.-Hall described, 153.

Walbrook, account of, 110 et seq.

W.

Wardrobe, King's, curious anecdotes of the, 491;
Warwick lane, anecdotes of, 636.

Watch, city, its grand cavalcade, 223.

Watling street, a Roman way, 203;-its course, ib.

Waxchandlers hall and company, account of, 412;-account of a feast

held there, ib.

Weavers hall and company, account of, 278.

Welby, Henry, the recluse, anecdotes of, 317.

West Cheap conduit, its history, 210.

or Cheapside, originally a market, 210;-contrast between
the antient and present rents, 211;--the resort of the royal family
to view the tournaments, accident occasioned by the falling of a scaffold,
anecdote concerning, ib.-standard, 224;-cross, 225.

Whitbread, Samuel, anecdotes of him, 327.

Whitecross street, its history, guild of St. Giles there, stone cross, 316.
Whittington's college, founded by sir Richard Whittington, 115;-ordi
nances of the charity, 116, et seq.

Wickham, William of, bishop Winchester, anecdotes of, 444.

Williams, Dr. account of his library and the portraits in the apart-
ments, 340.

Winchester house, formerly Austin Friars, so called from Paulet, mar-
quis of Winchester, 23; see Austin Friars.

Worcester place, not the residence of Tiptost, earl of Worcester, ac-
cording to Pennant, 154;-belonged to the Beauchamps, ib.
Wriothesley, sir Thomas, anecdotes of, 339.

Wren, sir Christopher, anecdotes of, 538-catalogue of his works,
544;-infamous treatment of him in his old age, 546.

Y.

York, abbots of St. Mary's, their town residence, 456.

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