[6.] Larwood and Hotten state that this sign is found in the neighbourhood of nursery gardens.
[7.] Refers to the Heart of the Holy Virgin pierced with swords.
[8.] Commemorates 'England's Wooden Walls.'
[9.] On a board is written:
This gate hangs high and hinders none
Refesh [sic] and pay and journey on.
[10.] May refer to the Papal Hand raised in blessing. See Bishop Hall's 'Satires,' Book V., Sat. 2 (Larwood).
[11.] During the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries the Turks were the bugbear of Europe. Similar signs are Black's Head and Saracen's Head and Negro's Head. Negroes with feathered heads were often seen as tobacconists' signs.
[12.] In this house King Charles I. was given up to the Scotch Commissioners.
[13.] This tavern alludes to the Duke of Bedford, ground landlord of the district. Pope recommends the house for its cuisine.