Part 2
IV. That no more than ten tickets be delivered out for each hour of admittance, which tickets, when brought by the respective persons therein named, are to be shewn to the porter; who is thereupon to direct them to a proper room appointed for their reception, till their hour of seeing the Museum be come, at which time they are to deliver their tickets to the proper officer of the first department: and that five of the persons producing such tickets be attended by the under Librarian, and the other five by the assistant in each department.
V. That the said number of tickets be delivered for the admission of company at the hours of nine, ten, eleven, and twelve respectively in the morning; and for the hours of four and five in the afternoon of those days in which the Museum is to be open at that time: and that if application be made for a greater number of tickets, the persons last applying be desired to name some other day and hour, which will be most convenient to them.
VI. That if the number of persons producing tickets for any particular hour does not exceed five, they be desired to join in one company; which may be attended either by the under Librarian, or assistant, as shall be agreed on between them.
VII. That if any persons having obtained tickets, be prevented from making use of them, they be desired to send them back to the porter in time; that other persons wanting to see the Museum may not be excluded.
VIII. That the spectators may view the whole Museum in a regular order, they are first to be conducted through apartment of manuscripts and medals; then the department of natural and artificial productions; and afterwards the department of printed books, by the particular officers assigned to each department.
IX. That one hour only be allowed to the several companies, for gratifying their curiosity in viewing each apartment, and that each company keep together in that room, in which the officer, who attends them, shall then be.
X. That in passing through the rooms, if any of the inspectors desire to see any book, or other part of the collection, not herein after excepted, it be handed to them by the officer, who is to restore it to its place, before they leave the room; that no more than one such book, or other part of the collection, be delivered at a time; and that the officer be ready to give the company any information they shall desire, relating to that part of the collection under his care.
XI. That upon the expiration of each hour, notice be given of it; at which time the several companies shall remove out of the apartment, in which they then are, to make room for fresh companies.
XII. That if any of the persons who have tickets, come after the hour marked in the said tickets, but before the three hours allotted them are expired; they be permitted to join the company appointed for the same hour, in order to see the remaining part of the collection, if they desire it.
XIII. That a catalogue of the respective printed books, manuscripts, and other parts of the collection, distinguished by numbers, be deposited in some one room of each department, to which the same shall respectively belong, as soon as the same can be prepared.
XIV. That written numbers, answering to those in the catalogues, be affixed both to the books, and other parts of the collection, as far as can conveniently be done.
XV. That the coins and medals, except such as the standing Committee shall order, from time to time, to be placed in glass cases, be not exposed to view, but by leave of the Trustees, in a general meeting; or the standing Committee; or of the principal Librarian: that they be shewn between the hours of one and three in the afternoon by one of the officers, who have the custody of them: that no more than two persons be admitted into the room to see them at the same time, unless by particular leave of the principal Librarian; who in such case is required to attend together with the said officer, the whole time: and that but one thing be taken or continue out of the cabinets and drawers at a time, which is to be done by the officer, who shall replace it, before any person present goes out of the room.
XVI. That the Museum be constantly shut up at all other times, but those above mentioned.
XVII. That if any persons are desirous of visiting the Museum more than once, they may apply for tickets in the manner above mentioned, at any other times, and as often as they please: provided that no one person has tickets at the same time for more days than one.
XVIII. That no children be admitted into the Museum.
XIX. That no officer or servant shall take any fee or reward of any person whatsoever, for his attendance in the discharge of his duty, except in the cases hereafter mentioned, under the penalty of immediate dismission.
_The manner of admitting persons who desire to make use of the Museum for study, or have occasion to consult it for information._
I. That no one be admitted to such use of the Museum for study, but by leave of the Trustees, in a general meeting, or the standing Committee; which leave is not to be granted for a longer term than half a year, without a fresh application.
II. That a book be kept in the reading room, under the custody of the officer of the said room; who is to enter therein the names of the several persons who have leave of admission, together with the respective dates of the orders of the Trustees for that purpose, and the duration of the same.
III. That a particular room be allotted for the persons so admitted, in which they may sit, and read or write, without interruption, during the time the Museum is kept open: that a proper officer do constantly attend in the said room, so long as any such person or persons shall be there: and for the greater ease and convenience of the said persons, as well as security of the collection, it is expected, that notice be given in writing the day before, by each person, to the said officer, what book or manuscript he will be desirous of perusing the following day; which book or manuscript on such request, will be lodged in some convenient place in the said room, and will from thence be delivered to him by the officer of the said room: excepting however some books or manuscripts of great value, or very liable to be damaged, and on that account judged by the Trustees not fit to be removed out of the library to which they belong; without particular leave obtained, of the Trustees, in a general meeting, or a standing Committee, for that purpose; a catalogue whereof will be kept by the officer of the reading room.
IV. That such persons be allowed to take one or more extracts from any printed book or manuscript; and that either of the officers of the department to which such printed book or manuscript belongs, be at liberty to do it for them, upon such terms, as shall be agreed on between them.
V. That the transcriber do not lay the paper, on which he writes, upon any part of the book, or manuscript, he is using.
VI. That no whole manuscript, nor the greater part of any, be transcribed, without leave from the Trustees, in a general meeting, or standing Committee.
VII. That every person so intrusted with the use of any book, or manuscript, return the same to the officer attending, before he leaves the room.
VIII. That if any person engaged in a work of learning, have occasion to make a drawing of any thing contained in the department of natural and artificial productions, or to examine it more carefully than can be done in the common way of viewing the Museum; he is to apply to the Trustees in a general meeting, or the standing Committee, for particular leave for that purpose: it not being thought proper, unless in particular cases, to have them removed from their places, and out of the sight of the officer who has the care of them.
IX. That whensoever, and as often as any person shall have occasion to consult or inspect any book, charter, deed, or other manuscript for evidence or information, other than for studying, which is herein before provided for; he is to apply for leave so to do, to the Trustees in a general meeting, or the standing Committee. But if the case should require such dispatch as that time cannot be allowed for making such application, the person is to apply for such leave to the principal Librarian; or, in case of his death or absence, such of the under Librarians as shall officiate as Secretary for the time being: which leave the principal Librarian, or the under Librarian officiating as Secretary for the time being, as aforesaid, is hereby impowered to grant. Provided always, that no such person shall be permitted to consult or inspect any such book, charter, deed, or other manuscript, except in the presence of the principal Librarian, or of one the principal officers of that department to which such book, deed, charter, or other manuscript shall belong.
X. That no part of the collection or collections belonging to this Museum, be at any time carried out of the general repository; except such books, charters, deeds, or other manuscripts as may be wanted to be made use of in evidence. And that when any such book, charter, deed, or other manuscript shall be wanted to be made use of in evidence, application shall be made in writing for that purpose, to the Trustees in a general meeting, or the standing Committee: and if the case should require such dispatch, as not to admit of an application to the Trustees in a general meeting, or the standing Committee, then to the principal Librarian; or in case of his death or absence, then to such of the under Librarians as shall officiate as Secretary for the time being: and thereupon by their or his direction, the same shall and may be carried out of the general repository, to be made use of as evidence as aforesaid, by the under Librarian or assistant of the department to which such book, charter, deed, or other manuscript shall belong. And in case the said under Librarian, or assistant of the said department be disabled, or cannot attend; then by such other of the under Librarians, or assistants, as shall be appointed by the Trustees, in a general meeting, or the standing Committee, or by the chief Librarian, or by such of the under Librarians as shall officiate as Secretary for the time being aforesaid. And the person who shall be appointed to carry out the same, shall attend the whole time, and bring it back with him again; for which extraordinary trouble and attendance it is expected that a proper satisfaction be made to him.
Altho’ it may be presumed, that persons who shall be admitted to see the Museum, will in general conform themselves to the rules and orders above mentioned; yet as it may happen, that these rules may not always be duly observed: the Trustees think it necessary, for the safety and preservation of the Museum, and do hereby order, That in case any persons shall behave in any improper manner, and contrary to the said rules, and shall continue such misbehaviour after having been admonished by one of the officers; such persons shall be obliged forthwith to withdraw from the Museum; and their names shall be entered in a book to be kept by the porter: who is hereby ordered not to deliver tickets to them for their admission for the future; without a special direction from the Trustees in a general meeting.
We shall now give a plan of the whole Museum, with the contents of each room, and the order in which they are shewn, &c.
Having giving in at the porter’s lodge mark’d g in the plan No. 1. your name, addition, and place of abode, you have notice given what day and hour to attend, and a ticket given you. By shewing this you are admitted, and entering the hall (i) you ascend a magnificent stair-case, nobly painted by La Fosse. The subject of the ceiling, Phaeton requesting Apollo to permit him to drive his chariot for a day. On the inside walls a landskip, by Rousseau: this brings you into the vestibule(I No. 2) the ceiling represents the fall of Phaeton; in this is a mummy and some other antiquities. The saloon D is a most magnificent room, the ceiling and side walls painted by the abovementioned painter La Fosse, the landskips by Rousseau, and the flowers by the celebrated Baptist.
You are then admitted into the room E, which contains the Cottonian and royal manuscripts, in about 750 volumes. F and G contain the Harleian manuscripts, in about 7620 volumes; and M the Harleian charters in number about 16000. O is the room of medals, which are upwards of 22000 in number. L has Sir Hans Sloane’s manuscripts, and K contains the antiquities.
This brings you again into the vestibule, and passing thro’ the saloon, you enter the room C, which contains minerals and fossils, B shells, A vegetables and insects, H animals in spirits, and N artificial curiosities.
You now descend the small stair-case adjoining, and passing thro’ the room (n), in which is the magnetic apparatus given by Dr. Knight, you come to the rooms (h a) which contain the royal libraries, collected by the Kings and Queens of England from Henry VII. to Charles II. Then you enter the rooms b c d e f and g, which contain the library of Sir Hans Sloane, consisting of not less than 40000 volumes. From hence you enter into (m), which is a withdrawing room for the Trustees, then into (l), which contains Major Edwards’s library, consisting of about 3000 volumes, and lastly enter the room (k), that contains a part of the King’s library, which in the whole consists of about 12000 volumes.
The wings marked (o o) are the apartments of the officers, and (p p) is the colonade.
BRITON’S _alley_, Freeman’s lane.†
BRITT’S _court_, Nightingale lane.†
BROAD ARROW _court_, Grub street, Cripplegate.*
BROAD BRIDGE, Shadwell.
BROAD BRIDGE _lane_, Upper Shadwell.
BROAD _court_, 1 Drury lane. 2 Duke’s Place. 3 Shoemaker row, Aldgate. 4 Turnmill street.
BROAD PLACE, 1 Flower and Dean street, Spitalfields. 2 King’s street. 3 Broad St. Giles’s.
BROAD SANCTUARY _row_, near the Abbey, Westminster: is thus called from its being formerly a sanctuary or place of refuge. It is now called by the vulgar the Century.
BROAD _Street_, 1. extends from Pig street to London wall, and was thus named from there being few streets within the walls of such a breadth before the fire of London. 2. Near Old Gravel lane. 3. Poland street. 4. Ratcliff.
BROAD STREET _buildings_, a very handsome street regularly built, leading from Moorfields to Broad street.
BROAD STREET WARD, so called from Broad street lying in the center of it, is bounded on the north and east by Bishopsgate ward; on the west by Coleman street ward; and on the south by Cornhill ward. The principal streets in this ward are, Threadneedle street, Prince’s street almost as far as Catharine court, Lothbury from the church to Bartholomew lane, Throgmorton street, Broad street from St. Bennet Fink church to London wall, London wall street as far as a little to the eastward of Cross Keys court Augustine Friars, Winchester street, and Wormwood street as far as Helmet court. The most remarkable buildings are, the parish churches of St. Christopher’s, St. Bartholomew, St. Bennet’s Fink, St. Martin’s Outwich, St. Peter’s le Poor, and Allhallows in the Wall; Carpenters hall, Drapers hall, Merchant Taylors hall, and Pinners hall; the Bank of England, the South Sea House, and the Pay Office.
This ward is under the government of an Alderman, his Deputy, and nine other Common Council men; thirteen wardmote inquest men, eight scavengers, ten constables, and a beadle. The jurymen returned by the wardmote inquest serve in the several courts of Guildhall in the month of August.
BROAD _walk_, 1. In the Tower. 2. Bargehouse, Southwark.
BROAD _wall_, near the Upper Ground, Southwark.
BROAD _way_, 1. Bishopsgate street. 2. Black Friars. 3. Privy Garden. 4. Tothill street.
BROAD _yard_, 1. Coleman’s alley, Brown street. 2. Crow alley, Whitecross street, Cripplegate. 3. Dirty lane Blackman street. 4. Green Dragon alley, Wapping. 5. Holiwell court, Holiwell lane, 6. Islington. 7. Milk yard, Wapping. 8. St. John’s street. 9. Soper’s alley, Whitecross street. 10. Swan alley, Golden lane. 11. Upper Ground street.
BRODERERS, or EMBROIDERERS, a company incorporated by Queen Elizabeth, in the year 1591, by the title of _The Keepers or Wardens, and Company of the art and mystery of the Broderers of the city of London_. They are governed by two Keepers, or Wardens, and forty Assistants. The Livery consists of 115 members, whose fine upon admission is 5_l._ They have a small convenient hall in Gutter lane.
BROKEN _cross_, Tothill street.
BROKEN _wharf_, Thames street.
BROCKLEY’S _rents_, Artillery row.†
BROMLEY, a town in Kent, situated on the river Ravensbourn nine miles from London, in the road to Tunbridge. Here is a palace of the Bishop of Rochester, to whom King Edgar gave the manor in the year 700; and here also is an hospital erected by Dr. Warner Bishop of that see, in the reign of King Charles II. for twenty poor Clergymen’s widows, with an allowance of 20_l._ a year, and 50_l._ a year to the Chaplain.
BROMLEY, a pleasant village near Bow, in Middlesex, where was formerly a monastery. The great house here was built by Sir John Jacob, Bart, Commissioner of the customs at the restoration, and afterwards became the seat of Sir William Benson, Sheriff of London in the reign of Queen Anne, the father to William Benson, Esq; Auditor of the Imprest, who some years ago sold it, with the manor and rectory, to Mr. Lloyd, a gentleman of Wales.
BROMLEY _street_, Holborn.†
BROOK _alley_, 1. Rotten row. 2. Noble street.
BROOK’S _court_, 1. Holborn. 2. Heneage lane. 3. In the Minories. 4. Thames street.†
BROOK’S _market_, by Brook street, Holborn: so denominated from the Lord Brook’s city mansion, at the north corner of the market.
BROOK’S _mews_, Brook street, near Bond street.†
BROOK’S _rents_, Fore street, Cripplegate.†
BROOK’S _street_, 1. Holborn.† 2. New Bond street.† 3. Ratcliff.†
BROOK’S _wharf_, near Queenhithe.†
BROOK’S WHARF _lane_, High Timber street, Broken wharf.†
BROOK’S _yard_, 1. Old Fish street hill.† 2. Fore street, Lambeth.†
BROOMSTICK _alley_, 1. Bunhill row. 2. Field lane. 3. Whitecross street, Cripplegate.
BROUGHTON’S _rents_, Harrow alley.†
BROWN BEAR _alley_, East Smithfield.
BROWNLOW _street_, Drury lane.†
BROWN’S alley, 1. Gravel street.† 2. King’s street.† 3. Norton Falgate.†
BROWN’S _buildings_, St. Mary Ax.†
BROWN’S _court_ 1. Angel alley, Houndsditch.† 2. Billiter lane.† 3. Brick lane, Spitalfields.† 4. Brown street.† 5. St. Catharine’s lane.† 6. Crutched friars.† 7. Gracechurch street,† 8. Near Grosvenor square.† 9. Holiwell court, Shoreditch.† 10. Little Old Bailey.† 11. Long alley, Moorfields.† 12. Marlborough street.† 13. In the Minories.† 14. Rotherhith.† 15. Shoe lane.† 16. Shug lane, near Piccadilly.† 17. Thieving lane.†
BROWN’S _gardens_, Hog lane, St. Giles’s.†
BROWN’S _lane_, Red Lion street, Spitalfields.†
BROWN’S _passage_, Green street.†
BROWN’S _rents_, 1. Brick lane, Spitalfields.† 2. St. Catharine’s lane.†
BROWN _street_, 1. New Bond street.† 2. Bunhill fields.†
BROWN’S _wharf_ 1. St. Catharine’s.† 2. White Friar’s Dock.†
BROWN’S _yard_, 1. in the Minories.† 2. Near Holiwell lane.† 3. Whitecross street.† 4. Woodroffe lane.
BROWNSON’S _court_, Ayliss street, Goodman’s fields.†
BROXBOURN, a small but pleasant village near Hoddesdon, in Hertfordshire, situated on a rising ground, with pleasant meadows down to the river Lee.
BROXBOURNBURY, the seat of the Lord Monson, situated by the above village of Broxbourn. The house is a large Gothic structure in the midst of the park, which has lately been planted and beautified, and at a small distance from the house are new offices, erected in a quadrangle, on the same plan with the royal Mews at Charing Cross. They are placed behind a large plantation of trees, so that they do not appear till you come near them, and yet are at a convenient distance from the principal edifice, which, it is said, his Lordship proposes to rebuild.
BRUNSWICK _court_, 1. Artillery row. 2. Queen square, Ormond street. 3. Crucifix lane.
BRUSH _alley_, 1. St. Catharine’s lane. 2. East Smithfield.
BRUSH _court_, East Smithfield.
BRUSH _yard_, Kent street.
BRUTTON _mews_, Brutton street.†
BRUTTON _street_, New Bond street.†
BUCKERIDGE _street_, Dyot street.†
BUCKINGHAM _court_, Charing Cross.
BUCKINGHAM HOUSE, is finely situated at the west end of the Park. In the front, which is towards the Mall and the grand canal, it has a court inclosed with iron rails. At the entrance of the edifice, which is built with brick and stone, is a very broad flight of steps, upon which are four tall Corinthian pilasters, that are fluted and reach to the top of the second story, and at each corner is a plain pilaster of the same order. Within this compass are two series of very large and lofty windows, over which is the entablature, and in the middle this inscription in large gold characters:
SIC SITI LÆTANTUR LARES.
_Thus situated may the houshold Gods rejoice._
Over this is an Attic story with square windows and Tuscan pilasters, over which was an _Acroteria_ of figures representing Mercury, Secrecy, Equity, Liberty &c. but these figures were taken away soon after the death of the late Duke of Buckingham. On each side of the building are bending colonades with columns of the Ionic order, crowned with a balustrade and vases. These colonades join the offices at the extremity of the wings to the main building, and each of these offices is crowned with a turret, supporting a dome, from which rises a weathercock.
Behind the house is a garden and terrace, from whence there is a fine prospect of the adjacent country, which gave occasion to the following inscription on that side of the house,
RUS IN URBE:
Intimating that it has the advantage of both city and country; above which were figures representing the four Seasons.
The hall is paved with marble and adorned with pilasters, and during the life of the late Duchess, with a great variety of good paintings, and on a pedestal at the foot of the grand stair-case there was a marble figure of Cain killing his brother Abel.
To this account of Buckingham House we shall add the following letter, written by the Duke of Buckingham himself to the D—— of Sh—— containing a farther description of it, &c.
“You accuse me of singularity in resigning the Privy Seal with a good pension added to it, and yet afterwards staying in town at a season when every body else leaves it, which you say is despising at once both Court and Country. You desire me therefore to defend myself, if I can, by describing very particularly in what manner I spend so many hours, that appear long to you who know nothing of the matter, and yet, methinks, are but too short for me.