BEDNAL-GREEN, (Middlesex) one of the hamlets of Stepney, has above 1800 houses, and 15000 souls, with a Ch. founded by the
commissioners of the 50 new Chs. the patronage of which is in Brazen-Nose-college, Oxford. Here was formerly a chapel,
which Bonner, Bp. of London, who had a palace here, leased out in the R. of Edw. VI. with a messuage adjoining to it and a
garden, for 99 years, to Sir Ralph Warren and his wife, paying him and his successors 4 d. a year. The old Roman way from
London led through this hamlet, and joining the military way from the W. passed with it to Lea-ferry, at Old-Ford. Here is
that noble hos. Trinity-House, founded Anno 1695, for 28 decayed or ancient seamen, who have been masters of ships or
pilots, or their widows; each of whom receives 16 s. the first Monday in every month, besides 20 s. a year for coals, and
a gown every second year. The hos. was built by the money arising from the ballast-office, light-houses, buoys, beacons,
&c, which is by Pt. appropriated to this corp.