s the President of both Societies. The Shakespeare
Gallery finally fell by lottery to Mr. Tassie, the well-known medallist,
who thrived to a good old age upon the profits of poor Boydell's too
generous expenditure. This enterprising man was elected Alderman of
Cheap Ward in 1782, Sheriff in 1785, and Lord Mayor in 1790. His death
was occasioned by a cold, caught at the Old Bailey Sessions. His nephew,
Josiah Boydell, engraved for him for forty years.

It was the regular custom of Mr. Alderman Boydell (says "Rainy Day"
Smith), who was a very early riser, to repair at five o'clock
immediately to the pump in Ironmonger Lane. There, after placing his wig
upon the ball at the top, he used to sluice his head with its water.
This well known and highly respected character was one of the last men
who wore a three-cornered hat, commonly called the "Egham, Staines, and
Windsor."

FOOTNOTES:

[7] I regret that, relying upon authorities which are not corrected up
to the present date, I was led into some errors in my account of the
Stationers' Company on pp. 229--233 of this work. The table of planetary
influences has been for several years discontinued in Moore's Almanack;
and the Company are not entitled to receive for themselves any copies of
new books.--W.T.

CHAPTER XXIX.

CHEAPSIDE TRIBUTARIES--SOUTH.

The King's Exchange--Friday Street and the Poet Chaucer--The
Wednesday Club in Friday Street--William Paterson, Founder of the
Bank of England--How Easy it is to Redeem the National Debt--St.
Matthew's and St. Margaret Moses--Bread Street and the Bakers'
Shops--St. Austin's, Watling Street--The Fraternity of St.
Austin's--St. Mildred's, Bread Street--The Mitre Tavern--A Priestly
Duel--Milton's Birthplace--The "Mermaid"--Sir Walter Raleigh and the
Mermaid Club--Thomas Coryatt, the Traveller--Bow Lane--Queen
Street--Soper's Lane--A Mercer Knight--St. Bennet Sherehog--Epitaphs
in the Church of St. Thomas Apostle--A Charitable Merchant.

Old Change was formerly the old Exchange, so called from the King's
Exchange, says Stow, there kept, which was for the receipt of bullion to
be coined.

The King's Exchange was in Old Exchange, now Old 'Change, Cheapside. "It
was here," says Tite, "that one of those ancient officers, known as the
King's Exchanger, was placed, whose duty it was to attend to the supply
of the mints with bullion, to distribute the new coinage, and to
regulate th