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avenor makes them give an oath to be
true and faithful. In short, he is intrust-
ed with all the lands and revenues, appro-
priated for the King's breed of horses, the
expences of the stable, and of the coaches,
litters, &c.
He alone has the privilege of making
use of any of the horses, pages, or foot-
men belonging to his Majesty's stables;
and at any solemn cavalcade he rides next
the King, and leads a horse of state. His
salary is 1276l. 13s. 4d. per annum.
MASTER OF THE HOUSHOLD, an officer
under the Lord Treasurer of the King's
house, whose office is to survey the ac-
counts of the house.
MASTER OF THE JEWEL HOUSE, an offi-
cer who has the care of all the gold and
silver plate used at the King's table; as
also of all the loose jewels, chains, &c. in
the Tower of London.
MASTER OF THE REVELS, an officer un-
der the Lord Chamberlain, has the ma-
nagement of all the masques and comedies
at court, and has a salary of 100l. a
year.
MASTER OF THE ROBES, an officer who
orders all his Majesty's robes, as those of
his coronation, of St. George's feast, and
of Parliament, and of his wearing apparel.
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He has a salary of 500l. per annum, and
under him is a yeoman, three grooms,
a page, a brusher, a sempstress, &c.
MATCH walk, Upper Shadwell.
MATHAM'S court, Threadneedle alley,
Little Moorfields.
MATTHAS'S court, Great Hermitage street.
St. MATTHEW'S, Bethnal Green. See
BETHNAL GREEN.
St. MATTHEW'S Friday street, is situated
on the west side of that street in the ward
of Faringdon within, and owes its name
to its dedication to St. Matthew the Evan-
gelist, and its situation. The old church
being destroyed by the fire of London in
1666, the present structure was erected in
its place. It is a plain stone building,
with one series of large arched windows,
and at the east end is the steeple, which
consists of a square brick tower, void of all
ornament.
The patronage of this rectory was an-
ciently in the Abbot and Convent of
Westminster, and upon their suppression,
when the conventual church was con-
verted into a cathedral, Henry VIII. con-
ferred it upon the Bishop; but the new
bishopric being soon after dissolved, King
Edward VI. granted it to the Bishop of
London, in whom the advowson still con-
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