SMITHFIELD _bars_, at the north end of Smithfield, by St. John’s street.
SMITH’S ALMSHOUSE, on St. Peter’s hill near Thames street was founded by Mr. David Smith embroiderer to Queen Elizabeth, in the year 1584, and consists of six rooms for the habitation of so many poor widows turned of fifty-six: but the old structure being destroyed by the fire of London in 1666, it was rebuilt by Sir Thomas Fitch, and the charge of maintaining it committed to Christ’s hospital, from which each of the alms-women annually receive 1 _l._ 9_s._ 4_d._ and also from the company of embroiderers the annual 1_l._ 14_s._ 6_d._ each, left by the founder’s daughter, as an addition to the foundation. _Maitland._
SMITH’S _alley_, 1. Joyners street, by Tooley street, Southwark.† 2. King’s street, Westminster.† 3. Ropemaker’s fields, Limehouse.†
SMITH’S _court_, 1. Aldersgate street.† 2. Brackley street, Bridgewater Gardens.† 3. Fashion street, Spitalfields.† 4. Great Windmill street, Picadilly.† 5. Holbourn.†
SMITH’S _passage_, in the Curtain, Nortain Falgate.†
SMITH’S _rents_, 1. Bank-side, Southwark.† 2. Barnaby street, Southwark.† 3. Catharine Wheel alley.† 4. Five Feet lane.† 6. St. John’s street, Smithfield.† 7. Kent street, Southwark.† 8. Petty France, Westminster.†
SMITH’S _square_, Millbank, Westminster.†
SMITH’S _street_, Marsham street, Westminster.†
SMITH’S _yard_, 1. Blue Anchor alley.† 2. Fleet lane, by Fleet Market.† 3. Maiden lane.† 4. Ratcliff Highway.† 5. Ropemaker’s field, Limehouse.†
SMOCK _alley_, 1. Hockley in the Hole: 2. Petticoat lane, Whitechapel.
SNART’S _rents_, Goswell street, Aldersgate street.†
SNOW _hill_, extends from the upper end of the Little Old Bailey to Holbourn bridge.
SOCIETY, _for propagating_ CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, in Bartlet’s buildings, Holbourn. This society which was founded in the year 1699, consists of several bishops, dignified clergymen, and persons of piety, rank, and fortune, who unite their endeavours, in order to diffuse a spirit of religion among the people; by dispersing little printed books among the poor, among which are small books for the use of seamen and soldiers; books of preparation for receiving the holy sacrament; and others against profaneness and debauchery.