London City eBook

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. These chapters form a series of sketches, each of which is complete in itself. In compiling them I have been obliged continually to go over ground already occupied by myself or others. I have endea voured, nevertheless, to include the results of the latest researches and discoveries and although it is not easy to say anything absolutely new about such a well-worn theme, I hope I have been able to put some facts in a new light, and to strengthen the position.