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an eminent doctor of civil law, was born at his elder with quaint preaching and subtle York about the middle of the sixteenth disputes. He rose successively from the century, and educated at the Free Grammar Deanery of Westminster to the Bishoprick School in this city. As his contemporary of Worcester, and ultimately to that of and countryman, Gilpin, was called the London; and dying at Oxford, in 1665, was apostle of the north, so Swinburne was buried near the high altar in Merton College styled the northern advocate—the one being Church, in that city. MARMADUKE Fofamous for his learning in divinity, and the THERGILL, born in 1652, in the house other in the civil law. SIR THOMAS HER called Percy's Inn, in the parish of St. BERT, son of Mr. Thomas Herbert, mer- Dyon's, Walmgate, was a divine of great chant and alderman of York, was born in learning and piety, and in ecclesiastical this city in 1606, and educated here till he antiquity stood almost unrivalled. By his was admitted a commoner of Jesus College, last will he left a fine collection of books as Oxford, in 1621. Having completed his a library to the parish of Shipwith, of studies, he travelled for some years through which he had been minister, on condition Africa and Asia, under the patronage of that the parishioners should build a proper William Earl of Pembroke, his kinsman.— room for them at their own cost; but this On his return home he waited on the Earl, charge they parsimoniously refused to incur, and was invited to dine with him the next and the library was, by his widow, presented day, but the Earl dying suddenly that very to the Dean and Chapter of York, to swell night his hopes of preferment from that the Minster collection. FRANCIS DRake, quarter were blasted, and he again left the venerable and learned historiau of York, England to visit various parts of Europe. was the son of the Rev. Francis Drake, Upon finishing his travels he settled in his rector of Hemsworth and vicar of Pontenative country, and in the time of the fract. Though not born in this city, he civil wars adhered to the cause of the Par-settled here in early life, and practised as a liament. By the persuasion of Philip Earl surgeon with considerable reputation.-Havof Pembroke, he became one of the coming married Mary, the youngest daughter of missioners to treat with the King's officers for the surrender of Oxford to the Parliamentary army. Subsequently he was put upon the King as one of his menial servants, along with others, in the place of several of his own servants; while in this situation he became a convert to the royal cause, and continued with his Majesty till he was brought to the block. Charles II. immediately upon the restoration, rewarded his faithful service to his father in the two last years of his life by creating him a baronet in 1660, which honour he enjoyed for up-strongly upon the mind, and serves to exwards of twenty years, and died at his house hibit the vicissitudes to which the affairs of in York on the first of March, 1681. places, as well as of persons, are subject. CHRISTOPHER CARTWRIGHT, a profound But York-though shorn of some of its scholar, stiled Vir eruditissimus, was born brightest beams though three times rased at York, and is known to the learned world to the ground by invaders,* in remote periods for his Annotations on Genesis and Exodus.and though deprived of its commerce by JOHN EARLE was born at York in 1601, and admitted of Merton College, Oxford, in 1620. His younger years, says Antony Wood, his biographer, were adorned with oratory, poetry, and witty fancies, and

John Woodyeare, Esq. of Crook-hill, he devoted himself principally to his literary pursuits, and in the year 1736 published his Eboracum, a work which will serve to confer immortality on the history and antiquities of that city, and which will, in its turn, hand down his name to the latest posterity.

In this brief but faithful history of ancient and modern York, the contrast between the imperial city-the residence of Emperors and of Kings, and the decayed capital of a northern county, forces itself

Hull, and of its manufactures by Leeds, in more modern times, is still an interesting and venerable city; of which it may be said, in the lines of Sir Thomas Widdrington →→→

York's not so great as Old York was of yore,
Yet York it is, though wasted to the core:
It's not that York which Ebrank built of old;
Nor yet that York which was of Roman mould;
York was the third time burnt, and what you see
Are York's small ashes of antiquity.

* First by the Saxons, second by the Danes, and third by the Normans,

An Alphabetical List

OF THE

STREETS, SQUARES, COURTS, LANES,

&c. &c.

IN THE CITY OF YORK.

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Atkinson's yard, Walmgate

Baggergate lane, without Walmgate bar

Bakehouse passage, Shambles
Baker's lane, Micklegate

Ball yard, Skeldergate

Barker hill, Monk bar without
Barker lane, Micklegate
Bay Horse yard, Walmgate
Bean's passage, Walmgate
Bearpark's passage, North street
Beddern, Goodramgate
Beedam's yard, Skeldergate
Bell's yard, Petergate
Bennington's passage, Walmgate
Bishop hill, Fetter lane
Bishop hill lane, Skeldergate
Black Bull lane, Walmgate
Black Horse passage, Fossgate
Blake street, St. Helen's square
Blossom street, Micklegate bar
Blue Ball yard, Skeldergate
Blue Bell passage, Micklegate
Blue Bell passage, Walmgate
Bootham bar, end of Petergate
Bootham row, Bootham
Bootham square, Bootham row
Brearey's court, St. Helen's square
Bridge street, Back lane, North street
Brunswick place, Peaseholm green
Butcher's yard, Walmgate
Butler's yard, Walmgate
Cade's yard, Wellington row

Caroline row, Walmgate

Carr's lane, Skeldergate
Castlegate, High Ousegate
Castlegate postern, Castle lane
Castle lane, Castlegate

Castlemills, Castlegate postern
Cattle's buildings, Barker hill
Chapel yard, Grape lane

Church lane, bottom of Shambles
Church lane, Coney street
Church lane, Walmgate
Church lane, North street
Clarkson's passage, Walmgate
Clark's yard, Wellington row
Clementhorp, Skeldergate postern
Coach yard, Thursday market
Coate's yard, Tanner row
Coates's buildings, Skeldergate
Coffee yard, Stonegate
College street, Goodramgate
College yard, College street
Colliergate, near the Pavement
Common hall lane, St. Helen's square
Coney street, Spurriergate
Copley's court, Coney street
Coppergate, Pavement
Cordukes's yard, Petergate
Coupland's yard, Gillygate
Courant passage, Coney street
Cragg's waggon yard, Coppergate
Cresser's yard, Micklegate
Cumberland row, Coney street
Davygate, Thursday market
Dawson's passage, Walmgate
Dawson's yard, Fossgate
Dodsworth's yard, Walmgate
Dougleby's passage, Davygate
Dundas street, Palmer lane
Dunning's yard, Fossgate

Elliott's yard, without Walmgate bar
Etty's buildings, Walmgate

Far Water lane, Castlegate Feasegate, Peter lane

Fentiman's passage, North street
Fetter lane, Skeldergate
Finkle street, Thursday market
First water lane, Castlegate
Fishergate, Castlegate postern without
Fletcher & Scarr's yard, North street
Foot of Pavement, Fossgate
Fossgate, Pavement

Foss lane, Walmgate
Foundry yard, Walmgate
Fowler's court, Spurriergate
Fowler's yard, Aldwark
Frazer's passage, Davygate
Friargate, Castlegate

Friar Walls, Far water lane
Garnet's yard, Walmgate
Gibson's passage, North street
Gibson's yard, Micklegate
Gill's passage, Shambles
Gillygate, Bootham bar
Girdlergate, Petergate
Globe passage, Shambles
Glover's passage, Goodramgate
Goodramgate, Petergate
Grape lane, Petergate
Great Stonegate, Petergate
Green lane, Hungate
Hackett's yard, Petergate
Harcourt yard, Thursday market
Harker's yard, Micklegate
Haxby's passage, Skeldergate
Hay market, end of Colliergate
Heworth moor, Monk bar without
Hill's yard, Walmgate
Hilston's buildings, Marygate
Hirst's yard, Walmgate

Holgate lane, without Micklegate bar
Holme's passage, Haymarket
Hornport lane, Petergate

Hospital yard, Walmgate

Hover lane, Hungate
Howgate lane, Walmgate
Hudson's passage, Stonegate

Hungate, St. Saviourgate

Jackson's passage, Walmgate

Jewbury, Layerthorp postern
Johnson's yard, Walmgate
Jubbergate, Spurriergate

Judges' old lodgings yard, Coney street
King's Staith, E. Side New bridge
Kirby's yard, without Walmgate bar
Knowles's yard, Mount
Lady Peckett's yard, Pavement
Lambert's yard, Tanner row
Layerthorp postern, Peaseholm green
Lazenby's passage, Jubbergate
Lendal, St. Helen's square
Leopard yard, Coney street
Leopard yard, Pavement

Little Blake street, Blake street

Little Stonegate, Great Stonegate
Little Swinegate, Swinegate
Long close, Walmgate

Lord Mayor's walk, Monk bar
Love lane, Barker hill
Low buildings, Hungate
Magpie corner, Goodramgate
Manor house, Marygate
Manor shore, Marygate

Manor yard, Bootham bar without

Marygate, Bootham bar

Masindues, St. Dennis lane, Walmgate

Melrose's yard, Walmgate

Merchant's hall yard, Fossgate

Meynell's yard, Petergate

Micklegate, Ouse bridge

Micklegate bar, Micklegate

Micklegate bar lane, out of Micklegate bar

Middleton's passage, Skeldergate
Middle water lane, Castlegate
Minster gates, Petergate

Minster yard, Petergate and College street
Mint yard, Little Blake street
Monk bar, Goodramgate
Monkgate, without Monk bar
Monk street, Monk bar
Moore's court, Stonegate

Mount Pleasant, Blossom street
Mucky Peg lane, Thursday market
Mush's yard, Goodramgate

Naylor's yard, Aldwark

Near Water, Castlegate
Nessgate, High Ousegate
New bridge street, Ouse bridge
Newgate, Shambles

New racket, Petergate
New street, Coney street
Newtgate, Walmgate

New walk, Tower street, Castlegate
Nightingale's yard, Fossgate

North street, bottom of Micklegate

Noton's yard, Stonegate

Nunnery lane, without Micklegate bar

Ogleforth, Goodramgate

Ogleforth lane, Minster yard

Old racket, Petergate
Old Wharf, Skeldergate
Otley's yard, Aldwark
Ouse bridge, Ousegate
Ousegate High, Pavement
Ousegate Low, Ouse bridge
Pack Horse yard, Skeldergate
Palmer lane, Hungate

Parapet buildings, Micklegate bar
Parsonage house, Coney street
Patrick Pool, Swinegate
Pavement, High Ousegate
Paviour lane, Walmgate

Peaseholm green, St. Saviourgate
Petergate, Haymarket

Peter lane, High Ousegate
Pipe maker's yard, Gillygate

Posterns, see page 34.
Pound lane, Hungate
Powell's yard, Tanner row
Precenter's court, Minster yard
Priestman's lane, Marygate
Prince's court, Coney street
Pullan's passages, North street
Pump yard, Micklegate
Pump yard, Newgate

Queen's staith, W. side New bridge
Rawdon's yard, Micklegate
Rayson's buildings, North street
Red Lion yard, Micklegate

Rosemary lane, Skeldergate postern
Sampson's square, Thursday market
Scawin's yard, Petergate
School yard, Ogleforth
Seagrave court, Micklegate
Seller's yard, Pavement
Shambles great, Pavement
Shambles little, Great Shambles
Shepherd's court, Gillygate
Silver street, Jubbergate
Skeldergate, bottom of Micklegate
Skelderdgte postern, Skeldergate
Smith's yard, Skeldergate
Spen lane, St. Saviourgate
Spurriergate, Ousegate
St. Andrewgate, Colliergate
St. Dennis lanes, Walmgate

St. George street, Newgate, Walmgate
St. Helen's square, Coney street
St. John's yard, North street
St. Margaret's church lane, Walmgate
St. Martin's lane, Micklegate

St. Mary's row, Bishop hill the elder
St. Mary's square, Bishop hill
St. Michael's church lane, Spurriergate
St. Saviourgate, Colliergate
St. Saviour row, St. Saviourgate
Staker's yard, Thursday market
Starcourt lane, Thursday market

Stonebow lane, Pavement
Stonegate, St. Helen's square
Straker's yard, Fossgate
Swinegate, Girdlergate
Tanner row, North street
The Groves, Lord Mayor's walk
Thomas passage, Skeldergate
Thompson's passage, Walmgate
Thief lane, Micklegate bar without
Thursday market, Feasegate
Toft green, Tanner row
Tower street, Castle street
Trinity lane, Micklegate
Trout's passage, Walmgate
Union court, Bishop hill
Union court, St. Martin's lane
Union place, Fishergate
Union street, Peaseholm green
Waite's buildings, Walmgate
Wakefield court, Micklegate
Walker's lane, Thursday market
Walker's yard, Skeldergate
Walmgate, Fossgate

Walmgate bar, end of Walmgate
Ward's passage, Gillygate
Waterloo place, Coney street
Water's yard, Walmgate

Watson's court, Stonegate

Wellington row, North street

Wellow's yard, Walmgate

West's yard, Walmgate

Whipmawhapma gate, Pavement corner
Whip's yard, Goodramgate
Whip's old yard, Goodramgate
White Horse yard, Skeldergate
Whitwell's entry, Colliergate
Wilberforce's yard, Walmgate
Willow street, Walmgate bar
Wintershelf hospital, Walmgate
Wood's yard, Tanner row
Wrightson's yard, Walmgate

DIRECTORY

OF THE

CITY OF YORK.

It will be observed that Abbreviations are occasionally used, but they have been introduced only where unavoidable; and, it is presumed will be quite intelligible without any particular explanation.

The Alphabetical List of Streets, Courts, &c. will be found greatly to facilitate the search for those in retired situations.

Water lane

Abbey Eliz. gentlewmn. North street | Allen Joseph, basket maker, Middle
Abbey Wm. gent. Dundas street
Abershaw Mrs. Elizabeth, North st.
Acaster Rev. J. Monkgate
Adams David, wood turner, Silver st.
Addinal James, butter & ham factor,
cooper, and vict. Golden Barrel,
Walmgate

Addy Ann, shopkeeper, Petergate
Adselts John, brush mkr. Tanner row
Agar Mrs. gentlewoman, Marygate
Agar Joseph, gent. High Ousegate
Agar, Seth, & Co. grocers, Stonegate
Agar Mary, gentlewoman, Castlegate
Agar Thos. attorney, Little Stonegate
Agar Edward, grocer, Micklegate
Agar J. & B. curriers, High Ousegate
Agar Isaac, joiner, Walmigate
Agar Thos. hogs dir. Peasebolme gn.
Agar Wm. shopkeeper, Peter lane
Agar Richard, victualler, Lord Nelson,
Goodramgate

Alderson Jacob, cooper and cheese-
monger, Fossgate
Alexander Wm. and Son, printers,
booksellers, binders, stationers, &
agents to the Suffolk and General
County fire office, Castlegate
Alexander David, St. George street
Allen John, law stationer, Bootham
Allen Oswald, apothecary, Colliergate
Allen Matthew, apothecary and super-
intendant of the Lunatic Asylum,
Bootham

Allen Caroline, dress maker, Micklegt. Allen Geo. boarding school for young gentlemen, Beddern

Allen Wm. grocer, Girdlergate
Allen & Nelthorp, bricklyrs. Aldwark

Allinson H. B. wire worker, Fossgate Allison John, cabinet mkr. Mint yard Allison Henry, verger, Goodramgate Almand Thos. cabinet mkr. Hungate Almond Christr. joiner, Walmgate Ambler Abraham, woolstapler, Peasebolme green

Ambier John, shopkeeper, Tanner row Ambler John, joiner, College street Ambrose B. artificial flower manufac

turer, Far Water lane Anderson R. H. solicitor, Stonegate Anderson Rich. grocer, Low Peter gt. Anderson Richard, gardener, Atkin

sou's court, Micklegate Anderson Wm. butcher, Walmgate Anderson Wm. gardener, Walmgt, bar Aun Mrs. George, Micklegate Appleyard John, bricklayer, First Water lane

Aray R. tobacco pipe mkr. Feasegt. Archbell Rbt. bacon & butter factor, Micklegate

Ardington William, gardener, &c. Castlegate lane

Armatage Abia, dress and stay maker,

North street

Armistead Peter, butcher, Micklegato Armstrong J. H. grocer, and agent to

the London Genuine Tea Company, Foss bridge, Walmgate Arnett Richard, St. Andrewgate Arundel Mary, city cook, Waterloo place

Arthur Thomas, flour dealer & bricklayer, Hungate Ashton Thos. joiner, Albion street

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