Fish yard, 1. St. Margaret’s lane. 2. Pudding lane.
Fishermen, a company incorporated by letters patent granted by King James II. in the year 1687, by the name of The free Fishermen of London; but it does not appear that they have either livery or arms: They have however a hall in Thames street.
Fisher’s alley, 1. Hide street, Bloomsbury.† 2. Rosemary lane.† 3. Water lane, Fleet street.†
Fisher’s Almshouse, in the Dog row, near Mile end, was erected by Capt. Fisher, in the year 1711, for the widows of six masters of ships, for whose support he settled upon it an estate of 40l. a year; and committed the trust of it to the fraternity of the Trinity House.
To this edifice are since added two additional rooms, the ground for which was purchased by Sir Charles Wager, and these rooms built by Sir William Ogborne in the year 1728. The two widows who live in these, have each an allowance of 16s. a month, and 20s. per annum for coals.
Fisher’s court, Eagle street, Holborn.†
Fisher’s rents, Broad street, Old Gravel lane.†
Fisher’s street, Red Lion square.†
Fishmongers. These as well as the other persons concerned in furnishing the city with provisions, were anciently under the immediate direction of the court of Lord Mayor and Aldermen, and these magistrates had this power confirmed by an act of parliament in the seventh of Richard II. in the year 1384. At that time the dealers in fish consisted of two communities, viz. the salt-fish, and stock-fishmongers, though they were not incorporated till afterwards, the former in 1433, and the latter in 1509. But this division proving prejudicial to the profession in general, they united, and were incorporated by letters patent, granted by Henry VIII. in the year 1536.
This is one of the twelve principal companies, and is governed by a Prime and five other Wardens, twenty-eight Assistants, and 140 Liverymen, who upon their admission pay a fine of 13l. 6s. 8d. This corporation pays to charitable uses about 800l. per annum.