of the poulterer. At the same time, no mention being made of swine in
any of these ordonnances or petitions, would at first sight seem to show
that the flesh of the hog was in abhorrence with the Catholic citizen,
as much perhaps as with the Jews themselves; at any rate, that it was
not a vendible article of food in those days. When did it become so?
This conclusion would, however, be erroneous; for amongst "the articles
of the good governaûce of the cite of London" shortly following we have
this:--

"Also yf ony persone kepe or norrysh hoggis, oxen, kyen, or
mallardis within the ward, in noyoying of ther neyhbours."--p.
91.

The proper or appointed place for keeping hoggis was Hoggistone, now
Hoxton; as Houndsditch[2] was for the hounds.

There is another among these petitions to the Lord Mayor and
corporation, worthy of notice, in connection with sanatory law.

"Also in avoydîg ye abhomynable savours causid by ye kepîg of ye
kenell in ye mote and ye diches there, and î especiall by sethig
of ye houndes mete wt roten bones, and vnclenly keping of ye
hoûdes, wherof moche people is anoyed, soo yt when the wynde is
in any poyte of the northe, all the fowle stynke is blowen ouer
the citee. Plese it mi Lord Mair, Aldirmen, and Comen Coûcell,
to ordeigne that the sayd kenell be amoued and sett in sô other
côuenient place where as best shall seme them. And also that the
said diches mai be clensed from yere to yere, and so kepte yt
thereof folowe non annoyaunce."--p. 87.