These fields were a great
resort for the citizens on a holiday.
resort for the citizens on a holiday.
Ben Jonson - The Devil's Association
In later years it became noted
for its Assembly Rooms. In 1809 Hughson (_London_ 6. 369) called it
'the most romantic hamlet in the parish of Pancras. ' It is now a part
of the metropolis. See Samuel Palmer's _St. Pancras_, London, 1870.
=1. 1. 17 Hogsden. = Stow (_Survey_, ed. Thoms, p. 158) describes
Hogsden as a 'large street with houses on both sides. ' It was a
prebend belonging to St. Paul's. In Hogsden fields Jonson killed
Gabriel Spenser in a duel in 1598.
These fields were a great
resort for the citizens on a holiday. The eating of cream there is
frequently mentioned. See the quotation from Wither under note 1. 1.
11, and _Alchemist_, _Wks. _ 4. 155 and 175:
----Ay, he would have built
The city new; and made a ditch about it
Of silver, should have run with cream from Hogsden.
Stephen in _Every Man in_ dwelt here, and so was forced to associate
with 'the archers of Finsbury, or the citizens that come a-ducking
to Islington ponds. ' Hogsden or Hoxton, as it is now called, is
to-day a populous district of the metropolis.
=1. 1. 18 shee will not let you play round Robbin. = The expression
is obscure, and the dictionaries afford little help. Round-robin
is a common enough phrase, but none of the meanings recorded is
applicable in this connection. Some child's game, played in a circle,
seems to be referred to, or the expression may be a cant term for
'play the deuce. ' Robin is a name of many associations, and its
connection with Robin Hood, Robin Goodfellow, and 'Robert's Men'
('The third old rank of the Canting crew.
for its Assembly Rooms. In 1809 Hughson (_London_ 6. 369) called it
'the most romantic hamlet in the parish of Pancras. ' It is now a part
of the metropolis. See Samuel Palmer's _St. Pancras_, London, 1870.
=1. 1. 17 Hogsden. = Stow (_Survey_, ed. Thoms, p. 158) describes
Hogsden as a 'large street with houses on both sides. ' It was a
prebend belonging to St. Paul's. In Hogsden fields Jonson killed
Gabriel Spenser in a duel in 1598.
These fields were a great
resort for the citizens on a holiday. The eating of cream there is
frequently mentioned. See the quotation from Wither under note 1. 1.
11, and _Alchemist_, _Wks. _ 4. 155 and 175:
----Ay, he would have built
The city new; and made a ditch about it
Of silver, should have run with cream from Hogsden.
Stephen in _Every Man in_ dwelt here, and so was forced to associate
with 'the archers of Finsbury, or the citizens that come a-ducking
to Islington ponds. ' Hogsden or Hoxton, as it is now called, is
to-day a populous district of the metropolis.
=1. 1. 18 shee will not let you play round Robbin. = The expression
is obscure, and the dictionaries afford little help. Round-robin
is a common enough phrase, but none of the meanings recorded is
applicable in this connection. Some child's game, played in a circle,
seems to be referred to, or the expression may be a cant term for
'play the deuce. ' Robin is a name of many associations, and its
connection with Robin Hood, Robin Goodfellow, and 'Robert's Men'
('The third old rank of the Canting crew.
