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Some account of this bridge, which has bPen doomed
to destruction at no vet y distant period, may not be on-
interesting. Of the antiquity of the timber bridge,
about which so much difference of opining. prevails, we
will say nothing, but descend at o.ce to the time of
William the Conqueror, who, in A.D. 1067, in his
charter to Sr. Peter's, Westmnqer, gave to the monks
the 13ntol.ph-gate, with a what f at I:ead of London
bridge. In the year 1136, by a fire which began in the
house of one Aileward, near Lon. ion Stone, and burnt ,
east to Aldgate, and west to St. Arkensvald's Shrine,
the bridge of timber was ;ready damaged. It was
however repaired; for, according to Fitz Stephens,
during the reign of Henry 11. pastimes were spewed on
the river, and were viewed from' the bridge by multi-
tudes of spectators.
Peter, of Colchurch, a monk, and celebrated archi-
tect, having, in 1163, new-made London bridge with
timber, as before, in thirteen years afterwards, namely,
in 1176, the bridge, in consequence of the great traffic
over it, and constant beating of the surge below, was
Icauid to' be so much out of repair, that it was deter-
mined to erect a new bridge of stone, and the abilities
of the Reverend Peter were again called into action.—
The new bridge was erected something more We.a than
the old one; it occupied thirty-th:ee years in building,
and was finished in 1209,. under the superintendance of
Serb Mercer, William Aladin, and Benedict Boteright,
merchants, principal masters.' Father. Peter having been
gathered to his fathers four years before, king John, in
the seventh year of his reign, granted the custody of the
new bridge to Friar West. In seventy years after,
however, namely, in the ninth of Edward I. this stone
bridge became ruinous, and that 'monarch gave his
letters patent to enable the citizens to receive contribu-
tions from his loving subjects towards its repairs.
In the reign of Henry 111. the Batons of Lond-Jn
I joined Simon de Montford in his' rebellion, which so
! enraged that Monarch,. that after having defeated the
rebels at Evesham, he punished the Citizens by taking
Ifrom them London bridge, and its liberties. On the
110th of July, 1212, a dreadful foe happened at each
end of London bridge, and three thousand persons loft
dteirlives. In 112112, five of the arches were broken
,down,*and carried away by a severe irost and heavy
snow. At this time the footpaths were extremely
I narrow, and the whole a:ci: so contracted, that the pas-
`sagtover was dangerous ; the briLige was only coped
at each side, yet it is st;led, that on St. George's Day,
1395, there was a great lusting held on'Landim !midge,
between David, Earl el Crafc:4, in Scotlandtand Lord
Wells, of England, when,' in the third course, Lord
:Yells win home oar Of his saddle. On the 13Th
November, 1396; th'ei Princess Isataell,,daughter to
Charles VI. of France,tat that time ()illy eight years of
age, and thereforeitalleitthe little Queen, was brought
from Kerningeoni:dier• Edon btidge, tope Tower,
.to meet her bridegiiiiirn' Rititard 11. ;Thc.multitude of
people assembled on London bridge . to seethe prom-
sidn.was so great, that:nine persousi amongst whom
was:the Prior 'of Tiptree, in Ltsex, were squeezed to.
death. Ia the- year 1410, Jack Cade, .with his rebelli%
oils-followers, was defeated .On the bridge by the loyal
Citizens of Loam • „In 1171, Thomas, the bastard of
fauconbridge; . burned the gate, and all the boosts on
the' bri'dAet' thirttert in number. • On the 7th of
.Fe-
bruary;ls6.s; Sir Thomas Wyatt, 'and , ebe if enii4h -men,
e!hantin inisitreetiott against Queen Mary, attacked ate
bridge, but it was to resolutely defended by ihe..Citi-.
zens, that, after three days, be was oblir;cd to retire.—
The length of the present structure is 1,200 feet; it had