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† Those with this mark generally derived their name from theground landlord, who built the street, lane, or alley, &c.
* From signs.
☐ From neighbouring places, as churches, &c.
‡ From trees formerly growing there.
|| From ridicule.
§ From their situation, as backwards, forwards, with respect to other streets.
Sion College, adjoining toSt. Alphage’s church, London Wall, was founded for the improvement ofthe London clergy, and situated upon the ruins of Elsing Spital, whichconsisted of a college for a warden, four priests and two clerks,and an hospital for an hundred old, blind and poor persons of bothsexes.
This college owes its foundation to Dr. Thomas White, Vicar of St.Dunstan’s in the West, who, among other charities, left 3000l. topurchase and build a college for the use of the London clergy, withalmshouses for twenty poor people, ten men and ten women. He also gave160l. a year for ever to the college and almshouses, 120l. for thesupport of the alms-people, and 40l. per annum, for the expences ofthe foundation.
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The ground was purchased in 1627; but the library was not appointedby the founder; for a clergyman observing to Mr. Simson one of Dr.White’s executors, that a convenient library might be erected overthe almshouse, which was then building, Mr. Simson took the hint, anderected it at his own expence.
The work being finished, in prosecution of the will, a charter wasprocured under the great seal of England in the sixth year of KingCharles I. for incorporating