Allay his happiness with thy mistrust;
Whose pious closing of his youthful years
Deserves thy imitation, not thy tears.
St. Martin’s Pomary, or Ironmonger lane, Cheapside, is supposed by Mr. Stowe to have derived its additional epithet of Pomary, from apple trees growing about it; which is the more probable, as in his time there were large void spaces near it. This church stood at the corner of Ironmonger lane, and in Cheap ward; but suffering by the dreadful fire of London, the parish was united to the church of St. Olave’s Jewry.
Martin’s rents, Queen street, New Gravel lane.†
Martin’s street, Thames street.
St. Martin’s Vintry, stood in Thames street, near the south east corner of Queen street, and in Vintry ward. This church, which was a rectory, received its additional denomination from its being situated among the wine tunners, wine merchants, and coopers: but sharing the common fate in the dreadful catastrophe of 1666, and not being rebuilt, the parish was united to that of St. Michael’s Royal, and 120l. a year was settled upon the Rector in lieu of tithes. Maitland.
Martlet’s court, Bow street, Covent Garden.†
St. Mary Abchurch, in Abchurch lane, Candlewick ward, owes its name to its dedication to the Virgin Mary, and the additional appellation of Ab or Upchurch, was given it on account of its elevation in comparison of the neighbouring ground towards the Thames, and to distinguish it from the many other churches of the same name in this city. A church dedicated to St. Mary has stood here from very early times; and we find that in the year 1448, it was in the patronage of the Prior and Canons of St. Mary Overy’s; but devolving to the crown in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, her Majesty granted the perpetual advowson to Corpus Christi college in Cambridge, wherein it still remains, though in ecclesiastical affairs, it is subject to the Archdeacon. Maitland.
The old church stood till it was consumed by the fire in 1666, after which the present structure was raised in its room in the year 1686.