The gates were to be in the form of
triumphal arches, adorned with statues,
relievos, and apposite inscriptions, not ob-
structed by sheds, or mean houses joined
to them.

This gentleman also proposed, that a-
long the wall betwixt Cripplegate and
Aldgate, should be the church-yards of
the several parishes, while the houses op-
posite to them formed a large street for
the common inns, and served as a station
for carriers, &c.  These being on the
north part of the city, and nearest the
confines of the fields and roads, would
least incumber the town; and there would
be a far more commodious and free access
to them, by reason of their immediate ap-
proaches through the traverse streets, than
if they were scattered up and down with-
out distinction.

But this scheme, which was designed
as an improvement of Sir Christopher's,
also fell to nothing; and by the obstinacy
of the citizens, the opportunity was lost of

However, it was ordered by act of Par-
liament, that many of the streets and lanes
should be widened, and the city was
impowered to make a new street from
Cheapside to Guildhall, which obtained
the name of King street, and another
from Threadneedle street to Lothbury,
called Prince's street.  And the markets,
which till then were held in Newgate
street and Cheapside, were ordered to be
removed behind the houses into commo-
dious market places to be prepared for
that purpose.  It was also enacted that all
the houses should be built with stone or
brick, with party walls, and the whole
finished within three years: that the
ground in several places should be raised,
and that a column of brass or stone should
be erected on or near the place where the
above dreadful fire began; whence arose
that noble column calles the Monument:
but had it been raised near the place where
the fire ceased, and in the center of the
fine circular area proposed by Sir Christo-
pher Wren, in Fleet street, where eight
streets would radiate upon it, and where
it would be seen to terminate the view,