St. Katharine's has given its name to the great docks east of the Tower.
bull-, bear-baiting: the sport of setting dogs to worry bulls or bears.
Alsatia: for a vivid picture of this haunt of rogues in the reign of James I. the reader is referred to Sir W. Scott's 'Fortunes of Nigel.'
Austin Friars: the space known as Drapers' Gardens (because the hall of the Drapers' Company is adjoining) in Throgmorton Street is on the site of this monastery.
Canwicke (now Cannon) Street was so called because the wax-chandlers and candle-makers lived in that part.
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William Shakespeare (born 1564, died 1616): the prince of poets, who lived in the reigns of Elizabeth and James I.
ruins of the monasteries which had been suppressed by Henry VIII. in 1536-1540.
Cold Harbour: a merchant's mansion once standing on the bank of the Thames in Thames Street.