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market, and to sell it again in any other
market or place in the city of London,
or elsewhere, by retail; but no fishmon-
ger, or other person, is to engross or buy
more than shall be for his own sale or
use, on pain of forfeiting 20l. for every
such offence, and no fishmonger, or o-
ther person, is to expose to sale any fish
at Billingsgate by retail that was before
bought in the same market.
Billingsgate dock, Thames street.
Billingsgate ward, is situated on the
side of the Thames, and is therefore
bounded by that river on the south; as
it is on the east by Tower street ward,
on the west by Bridge ward, and on the
north ny Langbourn ward. It contains
a part of Thames street, and Little East-
cheap, which lie in the same direction,
and those leading from one of those
streets to the other, as St. Mary at hill,
Love lane, Botolph's lane, Pudding lane,
and on the other side of Little Eastcheap,
a considerable part of Rood lane, and
Philpot lane. The most remarkable
buildings are the churches of St. Mary at
hill, St. Margaret Pattens, and St.
George, Botolph lane; Butchers hall,
and the King's weigh-house.
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This ward is governed by an Alder-
man, and ten Common Council men, one
of whom is Deputy, eleven constables,
six scavengers, fourteen wardmote in-
questmen, and a beadle.
The jurymen returned by the ward-
mote inquest, serve as jurors in the courts
of Guildhall in the month of May.
Billiter lane, Leadenhall street. It was
anciently called Belzeter's lane, from its
first builder and owner, which was at
length corrupted to Billiter lane. Mait-
land.
Billiter square, Billiter lane.
Bilton's alley, Freeman's lane, Horse-
lydown.†
Bingle's lane, Poplar.†
Binham's yard, near St. James's square.†
Birchin lane, Cornhill. Stow observes
that it was anciently called Birchover's
lane, from Birchover, the first builder
and owner, and that this name was cor-
rupted to Birchin lane.
Bird's alley, Fashion street.†
Bird's court, Philip lane.†
Bird's street. 1. Brook's street.† 2. Green
Bank, Wapping.† 3. Orchard street.†
Bird's wharf, White Friars stairs.†
Bird's yard, Chick lane, Smithfield.†
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