COLLEGE _of Heralds_. See HERALDS _Office_.
COLLEGE _street_, 1. Dirty lane, Westminster. 2. Narrow Wall, Lambeth.
COLLEGE _yard_, 1. Compter lane. 2. Deadman’s place. 3. Near the Hermitage.
COLLIER’S _court_, Hart street, Cripplegate.†
COLLINGBURN’S _rents_, Dick’s shore, Limehouse.†
COLLINGWOOD _street_, Maze Pond, near Snow fields, Southwark.†
COLLIN’S _court_, 1. Bloomsbury market.† 2. Brick street.† 3. Farmer’s street.†
COLLIN’S _rents_, 1. High Holborn.† 2. Upper Shadwell.† 3. White street.†
COLNEY, a village in Hertfordshire, three miles from St. Alban’s in the road to London, is called London Colney, to distinguish it from Colney street, which lies a little to the west, and Colney green. These villages receive their names from the river Coln, near which they are situated.
COMB NEVIL, in Surry, is situated in the parish of Kingston upon Thames, and was formerly the seat of the Earl of Warwick, called the setter up and puller down of Kings; but was lately in the possession of William Harvey, Esq; It is situated in the midst of a park; and near the house are certain springs whose water is conveyed in leaden pipes for three miles, under the road and lands, and across the bottom of the Thames to Hampton Court.
COMBMAKERS, a company incorporated by letters patent granted by Charles I. in the year 1636. They consist of a Master, two Wardens, and thirteen Assistants; but have neither hall nor livery.
COMES’S _court_, Noble street, Foster lane.†
COMMISTRY’S _alley_, Cock hill, Ratcliff cross.
COMMON COUNCIL. These are the representatives of the commons, and compose one of the parts of the city legislature, which nearly resembles that of the kingdom; for as the latter consists of the King, Lords, and Commons, so this is composed of the Lord Mayor, the Aldermen and Common Council; the principal difference is, that the three estates of the kingdom enjoy separately the right of a negative, while in the city this right is confined to the Aldermen and Common Council.
Before the year 1347, there were only two Common Council men returned for each ward, which being thought inefficient to represent the numerous body of the commons, it was at that time agreed, that each of the city wards should chuse a number of Common Council men according to its dimensions; but none to exceed twelve, nor any to have less than six; which has been since increased to the present number.