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Masson, Drevet, Nanteuil, and many
other excellent masters: also a very con-
siderable collection of original drawings
by most of the greatest Italian, and some
of the best Flemish and Dutch masters.
Berkley street, Hyde park road; thus
called from its being near the Lord Berk-
ley of Stratton's mansion house.
Bermeeter's Almshouse, in St. John
street Bethnal green, was founded by
Mr. Bermeeter, for six poor women, and
by him endowed with 30l. per annum.
Bermondsey School, was founded in
the year 1718, by Mr. Josiah Bacon,
who bequeatheth the sum of 700l. for
purchasing land, and erecting a school
upon it, which he endowed with 150l.
a year, for educating sixty poor children
of the parish of St. Mary Bermondsey
street, called by corruption Barnaby-
street. See St. Mary Magdalen's
Bermondsey.
The district of Bermondsey appears
in William the Conqueror's survey to
have been a royal manor, in which
were twenty five husbandmen, and twen-
ty three cottagers. Maitland.
Bernard's or Barnard's Inn, situated
on the south side of Holborn, near
Fetter lane, was anciently called Mack-
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worth's Inn, and is one of the Inns of
Chancery. This Society consists of a
Principal and twelve Antients, besides
other members, who are obliged to be in
commons a fortnight in two terms, and
ten days in each of the other two, on the
penalty of forfeiting five shillings a week.
Berry court. 1. Liquorpond street.† 2.
Love lane, Wood street, Cheapside.†
3. St. Mary Ax.
Berry street. 1. Piccadilly.† 2. Near
St. Mary Ax, Leadenhall street.†
Berwick street, Old Soho.
Bethlehem court, Old Bethlehem.†
Bethlem, or Bedlam Hospital, ori-
ginally a priory, was founded in the year
1247, by Simon Fitzroy, of London, or
according to Stow, Simon Fitz Mary,
Sheriff of London, on the east side of
the place now called the quarters of
Moorfields, and of the burial ground of
Old Bethlem. This priory consisted of
brothers and sisters, who wore a star upon
their copes and mantles, probably in com-
memoration of the star that guided the
wisemen in their visit to our Saviour at
his birth; and these monks were to re-
ceive the Bishop and the Canons of
Bethlehem, whenever they should come
to England. But King Henry VIII. giv-
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