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number, are chosen out of the mini-
sters and officers belonging to the cathe-
dral, and should be persons of unspotted
characters, with harmonious voices, and
skilled in vocal music. These were
constituted a body politic and corporate
by letters patent granted by King
Richard II. in the year 1399, by the title
of The College of the twelve petty Canons of
St. Paul's, and allowed a common seal,
with one of their number for a Warden,
Newc. Repert.
CANTERBURY court, 1. Black Friars,
2. Phenix street.
CAR court, Rotten row, Old street.
CAR yard, 1. Moor lane. 2. Redcross
street. 3. White's yard, Rosemary lane.
CARD court, West Smithfield.
CARDINALS OF THE CHOIR, two officers
chosen out of the petty Canons of St.
Paul's, by the Dean and Chapter. Their
office is to superintend the behaviour and
attendance of the several officers belong-
ing to the choir; and to take minutes of the
several crimes of which they are guilty
when on duty, in order to their being cor-
rected for them by the Dean and Chapter.
CARDINAL'S CAP alley, Bank side. *
CARDMAKERS, were incorporated by let-
ters patent of Charles I. in the year
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1629. This company is governed by a
Master, two Wardens, and eighteen
Assistants, but they have neither livery
nor hall.
CARY lane, Foster lane, Cheapside. †
CARY street, Lincoln's Inn fields. †
CARLISLE street, Soho square.
CARMAN'S yard, Pepper alley.
CARMEN, were constituted a fellowship of
this city, by an act of Common Coun-
cil in the reign of Henry VIII. and in-
corporated by letters patent granted by
James I. in 1606, with the fraternity of
Fuellers, under the denomination of
Woodmongers, with whom they conti-
nued till 1668, when the Woodmongers
were convicted by parliament of many
enormous frauds in the sale of coals, and
other fuel, and being apprehensive of
suffering the punishment due to their
crimes, threw up their charter in order
to avoid it, upon which the Carmen
were again appointed a fellowship by an
act of Common Council, under the title
of The free Carmen of the city of London.
They are governed by a Master, two
Wardens, and forty-one Assistants, un-
der the direction of the court of the
Lord Mayor and Aldermen, but have
neither livery nor hall.
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