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outside of London Wall should be taken
down; and that the city wall with its bul-
warks should be not only repaired and
mounted with artillery, but that several
new works should be added to it, at the
places most exposed.
This act of Common Council being
soon after confirmed by an order or Par-
liament, the following forts were raised,
1. A bulwark and a half, at the north end
of Gravel lane. 2. A hornwork, near
the windmill in Whitechapel road. 3. A
redoubt with two flanks, near Brick lane.
4. A redoubt with four flanks, in Hack-
ney road, Shoreditch. 5. A redoubt with
four flanks, in Kingsland road. 6. A
battery and breast-work, at Mountmill.
7. A battery and breast-work, at the end
of St. John's street. 8. A small redoubt,
near Islington pound. 9. A large fort
with four half bulwarks, near New River
head. 10. A battery and breast-work,
on the hill, east of the place afterwards
called Black Mary's Hole. 11. Two
batteries and a breast-work, at Southamp-
ton, now Bedford-house. 12. A redoubt
with two flanks, near St. Giles's pound.
13. A small fort, at the east end of Ty-
burn road. 14. A large fort with four
half bulwarks, across the road where
Wardour street is now built. 15. A
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small bulwark, at the place now called
Oliver's Mount. 16. A large fort with
four bulwarks, at Hyde Park Corner. 17.
A small redoubt and battery on Constitu-
tion Hill. 18. A court of guard at Chel-
sea turnpike. 19. A battery and breast-
work, in Tothill Fields. 20. A quadrant
fort with four half bulwarks, at Vauxhall.
21. A fort with four half bulwarks, at the
Dog and Duck in St. George's Fields.
22. A large fort with four bulwarks, near
the end of Blackman street. 23. A re-
doubt with four flanks, near the Lock
Hospital.
These forts were all joined by a line of
communication, formed by a rampart
of earth, which on all sides surround-
ed the cities of London and Westmin-
ster, and the borough of Southwark.
This was done at the expence of the city,
and the whole was immediately executed
with the greatest alacrity.
After this, the city entered heartily into
the measures of the Parliament, though
the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Common
Council frequently sollicited that body to
settle the peace of the kingdom: but soon
after the King's death, an order being
sent to the Lord Mayor and Sheriff, to
proclaim the abolition of monarchy, he
refused to comply, upon which he was
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