Cowls, girdles of ropes, and strings of beads constantly appeared in the streets, and astonished a population, the oldest of whom had never seen a conventual garb except on the stage.

A convent rose at Clerkenwell on the site of the ancient cloister of Saint John.

The Franciscans occupied a mansion in Lincoln's Inn Fields.

The Carmelites were quartered in the City.

A society of Benedictine monks was lodged in Saint James's Palace.
In the Savoy a spacious house, including a church and a school, was built for the Jesuits.