4. _Finch's Grotto._ A place of amusement, similar to Vauxhall Gardens,
much in vogue at the end of the last century. The "Grotto Gardens," as
they were sometimes called, were situated partly in Winchester Park, or
the Clink, and partly in the parish of St. George, Southwark.

5. _Leicester Square._ Mr. Cunningham does not mention the fine house of
Sir George Savile, in this square. It was subsequently Miss Linwood's
_Exhibition of Needlework_; and has latterly been used as a
concert-room, casino, &c. The statue in the centre of the square is
George I., not George II.

6. _Thavie's Inn._ A small brass plate fixed up against the first house
on the west side, has the following inscription:

"Thavie's Inn, founded by John Thavie, Esquire, in the reign of
Edward the Third; Adjudged to be extra-parochial, in the Court
of King's Bench, Guild-hall, in the causes Fraser against the
Parish of St. Andrew, Holborn, on the 7th day of July, 1823, and
Marsden against the same parish, on the 17th day of October,
1826. This memorial of the antiquity and privileges of this inn,
was erected during the Treasurership of Francis Paget Watson,
Esq., Anno Dom. MDCCCXXVII."

7. _Old Bailey._ Peter Bales, the celebrated writing master of Queen
Elizabeth's reign, was master of a school "at the upper end of the _Old
Bailey_" in 1590. It was here he published his first work, entitled,
_The Writing School Master_.

8. _Islington._ During the reign of James I. and Charles I., Islington
was a favourite resort, on account of its rich dairies. In that part of