SOUTHWARK AND LONDON 1407–1409
But first I make a protestation round
That I’m quite drunk, I know it by sound:
And therefore, if I slander or mis-say
Blame it on the ale of Southwark, so I pray.
Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘The Millers Tale’
Southwark for the most part pursued its accustomed way, unruly and unruled.
David Johnson, Southwark and the City