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king john's men
The Adullamites of the navy.
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(St.) John's (Head
A tenement called "Saint John's Hed" in Saint Martyn's Lane, Aldersgate, 1541 (L. and P. H. VIII. XV...
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King
·noun The chief piece in the game of chess.
II. King ·noun A crowned man in the game of draughts.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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King
Is in Scripture very generally used to denote one invested with authority, whether extensive or limi...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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King
"a chief ruler, one invested with supreme authority over a nation, tribe or country."-Webster. In th...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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men
mēn for mēne, see 2 ne.
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An Elementary Latin Dictionary
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Men
·noun ·pl of Man.
II. Men ·pl of <<Man>>.
III. Men ·pron A man; one;
— used with a verb in the si...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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men
them; e.g. put min up, i.e. put them up. Exm.
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men
The ship's company in general.
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John's-wort
·noun ·see <<St>>. John's-wort.
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(St.) John's Alley
1) An alley so called in parish of St. Leonard, Foster Lane, 32 H. VIII. 1541 (L. and P. H. VIII. XV...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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John's Court
I.
1) At Cat's Hole, Tower Ditch (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
2) West o...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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(St.) John's passage
South out of Cloak Lane, near Dowgate Hill (Lockie, 1816).
Not named in the maps.
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(St.) John's Street
North from West Smithfield to Goswell Road and Pentonville Road (P.O. Directory).
Until the middle ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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King-post
·noun A member of a common form of truss, as a roof truss. It is strictly a tie, intended to prevent...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Sea king
·- One of the leaders among the Norsemen who passed their lives in roving the seas in search of plun...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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King, Henry
(1592-1669)
Poet, s. of a Bishop of London, was ed. at Westminster School and Oxf. He entered the C...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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King Street
1) South-west out of West Smithfield, at No. 1 to No.10 Snow Hill (P.O. Directory).
First mention: ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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king-fish
n.
In New Zealand a sea-fish, Seriola lalandii (Maori, Haku), sometimes called the Yellow-tail; in ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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king-parrot
See parrot.
1865. Rev. J. E. Tenison-Woods, `History of the Discoveryand Exploration of Australia,'...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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king harry
a goldfinch. Norf. and SufF.
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king arthur
A game played on board ship in warm climates, in which a person, grotesquely personating King Arthur...
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king-crab
The Limulus polyphemus of the West Indies.
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king-fish
The Zeus luna. Carteret took one at Masafuero 5-1/2 feet long, and weighing 87 lbs. Also, the Scombe...
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king-fisher
The Alcedo ispida; a small bird of brilliant plumage frequenting rivers and brooks, and feeding upon...
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Decoy-men
·pl of Decoy-man.
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Men-pleaser
·noun One whose motive is to please men or the world, rather than God.
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Remainder-men
·pl of Remainder-man.
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Trencher-men
·pl of Trencher-man.
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Wise men
Mentioned in Dan. 2:12 included three classes, (1) astrologers, (2) Chaldeans, and (3) soothsayers. ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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abram men
Pretended mad men.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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affidavit men
Knights of the post, or false witnesses, said to attend Westminster Hall, and other courts of justic...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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dead men
A cant word among journeymen bakers, for loaves falsely charged to their masters' customers; also em...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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lambskin men
The judges: from their robes lined and bordered with ermine.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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phoenix-men
Firemen belonging to an insurance office, which gave a badge charged with a phoenix: these men were ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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resurrection men
Persons employed by the students in anatomy to steal dead bodies out of church-yards.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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robert's men
The third old rank of the canting crew, mighty thieves, like Robin Hood.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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tally men
Brokers that let out clothes to the women of the town.
See rabbit suckers.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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government men
n.
an obsolete euphemistic namefor convicts, especially for assigned servants (q.v.).
1846. G. H. ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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abraham-men
A cant term for vagabonds, who formerly begged about under pretence of having been discharged destit...
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ack-men
, or ack-pirates
Fresh-water thieves; those who steal on navigable rivers.
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barge-men
The crew of the barge, who are usually picked men. Also, the large maggots with black heads that inf...
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beach-men
A name applied to boatmen and those who land people through a heavy surf.
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carpet-men
Those officers who, without services or merit, obtain rapid promotion through political or other int...
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dead-men
The reef or gasket-ends carelessly left dangling under the yard when the sail is furled, instead of ...
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dogger-men
The seafaring fishermen belonging to doggers.
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forced men
Those serving in pirate vessels, but who refused to sign articles.
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forecastle-men
Sailors who are stationed on the forecastle, and are generally, or ought to be, prime seamen.
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foretop-men
Men stationed in the fore-top in readiness to set or take in the smaller sails, and to keep the uppe...
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good men
The designation of the able, hard-working, and willing seamen.
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green-men
The five supernumerary seamen who had not been before in the Arctic Seas, whom vessels in the whale-...
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hoppo-men
Chinese custom-house officers.
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host-men
An ancient guild or fraternity at Newcastle, to whom we are indebted for the valuable sea-coal trade...
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kroo-men
, or crew-men.
Fishmen. A tribe of African negroes inhabiting Cape Palmas, Krou-settra, and Settra...
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letter men
See king's letter men.
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liberty-men
Those on leave of absence.
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loc-men
, or loco-men.
An old term for pilots.
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material men
The persons who furnish all tackles and stores, &c., to repair or fit out ships. The high court of A...
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nipper-men
Foretop-men employed to bind the nippers about the cables and messenger, and to whom the boys return...
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port-men
A name in old times for the inhabitants of the Cinque Ports; the burgesses of Ipswich are also so ca...
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quota-men
Those raised for the navy at enormous expense by Pitt's quota-bill, in 1795, under bounties of from ...
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shoute-men
The old name for the lightermen of the Thames.
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side-men
See side-boys
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top-men
Selected smart seamen stationed in the several tops, to attend the taking in or setting of the upper...
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widows' men
Imaginary sailors, formerly borne on the books as A.B.'s for wages in every ship in commission; they...
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William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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King Charles spaniel
·- A variety of small pet dogs, having, drooping ears, a high, dome-shaped forehead, pug nose, large...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Shorter, Clement King
(b. 1858)
Journalist and biographer. Charlotte Bronté and her Circle (1896), Sixty Years of Victori...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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King Edward Street
1) South out of Tudor Street to William Street in the precincts of Bridewell (O. and M. 1677-O.S. 18...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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King Henry Yard
West out of Nightingale lane. In East Smithfield (Rocque, 1746-Lockie, 1810).
Former name : "King H...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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King Street Passage
Out of Little Tower Hill (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
...
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King Street, Cheapside
North out of Cheapside at No. 92, across Gresham Street to the Guildhall (P.O. Directory). In Cheap ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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King Tudor Street
See Tudor Street.
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King William Street
South from Lombard Street, at No. 6, to Adelaide Place, London Bridge (P.O. Directory).
Extends thr...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three King Court
1) South out of Lombard Street at No.33, with a passage into Nag's Head Court and out into St. Cleme...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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arthur, king arthur
A game used at sea, when near the line, or in a hot latitude. It is performed thus: A man who is to ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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king william pine
n.
a Tasmanian tree.See cedar.
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Men-of-war
·pl of <<Manofwar>>.
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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men of straw
Hired bail, so called from having straw stuck in their shoes to distinguish them.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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men of kent
Men born east of the river Medway, who are said to have met the Conqueror in a body, each carrying a...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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raree shew men
Poor Savoyards, who subsist by shewing the magic lantern and marmots about London.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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continuous service men
Those seamen who, having entered for a period, on being paid off, are permitted to have leave, and r...
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five-share men
In vessels, as whalers, where the men enter on the chances of success, &c., in shares.
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harbour-duty men
Riggers, leading men, and others, ordered to perform the dockyard or port duties, too often superann...
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king's letter men
An extinct class of officers, of similar rank with midshipmen. The royal letter was a kind of promis...
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main-yard men
Those in the doctor's list.
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mast-head men
The men stationed aloft to keep a look-out.
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small-arm men
Those of the crew selected and trained to the use of small-arms. When they have effected their board...
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John's Court, East Smithfield
South out of Upper East Smithfield (P.C. 1732-Lockie, 1810).
Former name : "Jennings Rents" (Survey...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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John's Court, Somerset Street
East out of Somerset Street at No. 16. A portion only is in Portsoken Ward (London Guide, 1758-Elmes...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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free and easy johns
A society which meet at the Hole in the Wall, Fleet-street, to tipple porter, and sing bawdry.
...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Chronicles of king David
(1 Chr. 27:24) were statistical state records; one of the public sources from which the compiler of ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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King Street, Cloth Fair
See Kinghorn Street, Cloth Fair.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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King Street, Tower Hill
North out of Tower Hill to Royal Mint Street (P.O. Directory).
Earliest mention (Hatton, 1708).
No...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Sun Alley, King Street
See Prudent Passage.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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king of the gypsies
The captain, chief, or ringleader of the gang of misrule: in the cant language called also the uprig...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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king of spain's trumpeter
See spanish
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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king of the herrings
n.
another name for the elephant-fish (q.v.).
1890. A. H. S. Lucas, `Handbook of the AustralasianA...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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(St.) John's Chapel in the Tower
In the White Tower, Tower of London. A fine specimen of Norman architecture. Records kept there (De ...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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St. John's Court, Somerset Street
See John's Court.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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wise men of gotham
Gotham is a village in Nottinghamshire; its magistrates are said to have attempted to hedge in a cuc...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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command-of-mind men
Steady officers, who command coolly.
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merry men of may
Dangerous currents formed by the ebb-tides.
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turn over men, to
To discharge them out of one ship into another.
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(St.) Edmund the King and Martyr
On the north side of Lombard Street at No. 58 east of Birchin Lane (P.O. Directory). In Langbourne W...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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King and Key Coach Office
On the north side of Fleet Street at 142, in Farringdon Ward Without (Lockie, 1810-1816).
Not named...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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King Street, St. James' Place
North out of Creechurch Lane to St. James' Place (P.C. 1732-O.S. 1894).
Former name : "Duke's Place...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Statue of King William IV
At the junction of King William Street and Cannon Street.
Erected at the time of the formation of t...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Star Of The Wise Men
[Magi]
...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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(St.) Edmund the King and Martyr Churchyard
On the north side of the church (O. and M., 1677-O.S. 1880).
Mentioned 1557 (Lond. I. p.m. II. 31)....
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.